tee

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 a flat area on a golf course from which players hit the ball: to drive off from the first tee * a tee shot 2 a small piece of plastic or wood that you stick in the ground to support a golf ball before you hit it IDIOMS see T verb (teed, teed) PHRASALVERBS tee off to hit a golf ball from a tee, especially at the start of a match: The first pair are due to tee off at 10 o'clock. tee sb<->off (AmE, informal) to make sb angry or annoyed: It really teed me off when she was late again. tee sth<->up