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leadoff

[ leed-awf, -of ]
/ ˈlidˌɔf, -ˌɒf /
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noun

an act that starts something; start; beginning.
Baseball. the player who is first in the batting order or who is first to bat for a team in an inning.

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Origin of leadoff

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

Definition for leadoff (2 of 2)

lead-off
[ leed-awf, -of ]
/ ˈlidˌɔf, -ˌɒf /

adjective

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

Origin of lead-off

First recorded in 1885–90; adj. use of verb phrase lead off
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Words related to leadoff

alpha, basis, birth, commencement, creation, dawn, dawning, genesis, inauguration, inception, incipience, induction, infancy, initiation, installation, introduction, kickoff, launch, onset, opening

British Dictionary definitions for leadoff

lead off
/ (liːd) /

verb (adverb)

to initiate the action of (something); begin

noun lead-off

an initial move or action
a person or thing that begins something
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with leadoff

lead off

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

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