leadoff

[ leed-awf, -of ]
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noun
  1. an act that starts something; start; beginning.

  2. Baseball. the player who is first in the batting order or who is first to bat for a team in an inning.

Origin of leadoff

1
First recorded in 1890–95; noun use of verb phrase lead off

Other definitions for lead-off (2 of 2)

lead-off
[ leed-awf, -of ]

adjective
  1. leading off or beginning: the lead-off item on the agenda.

Origin of lead-off

2
First recorded in 1885–90; adj. use of verb phrase lead off

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British Dictionary definitions for lead off

lead off

/ (liːd) /


verb(adverb)
  1. to initiate the action of (something); begin

nounlead-off
  1. an initial move or action

  2. a person or thing that begins something

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Other Idioms and Phrases with leadoff

leadoff

Begin, start, go first. For example, We have a panel of three speakers, so will you lead off? [c. 1800]

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