Tee - English meaning

noun

The letter t, or a shape like that of a capital t.

noun

A t-shirt.

noun

A cleared space on a golf course, from which the ball is struck at the beginning of play for each hole.

Usage examples:

He smashes the ball off the 15th tee

noun

A mark aimed at in bowls, quoits, curling, and other similar games.

Usage examples:

Nowadays the curling 'tee' is the line through the centre of the 'house' in curling and is in fact …

verb

Place the ball on a tee ready to make the first stroke of the round or hole.

Usage examples:

She fished in her pocket for a ball and teed it

noun

The twentieth letter of the alphabet.

noun

A shape like that of a capital t.

Usage examples:

Make a t-shaped wound in the rootstock and insert the cut bud

noun

In golf, the place where you begin to hit the ball at each hole (= area of play), or the small stick that holds the ball up so that you can hit it easily

noun

A short plastic stick with a cup-shaped top on which a golf ball is put to be hit, or the area where this is used to start the play for each hole

noun

In rugby and american football, a device that holds the ball in place before it is kicked

Usage examples:

They set up a tee and began kicking balls., spotting a rugby ball on a tee, he gave it a good boot …

noun

A t-shirt

Usage examples:

Our essential short-sleeved tee is £10., the short skirt looks perfect worn with a loose white tee.