noun
    
    plural tees
    
    [count] a small peg on which a golf ball is placed so that it can be hit
    
    an object that is used for holding a football in position so that it can be kicked
    
    c chiefly US :a post on which a baseball is placed so that a child can hit the ball with a bat in T-ball
    
    
    
    the area from which a golf ball is first hit to start play on a hole
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    to a tee
    
    in a perfect or exact way
    
    
    
    
    
    verb
    
    tees; teed; teeing
    
    tee off
    
    [phrasal verb]
    
    to hit a golf ball for the first time on a hole or in a round
    
    
    
    
    
    tee off (someone) or tee (someone) off US informal :to make (someone) angry
    
    
    
    tee off on (someone or something) US informal :to speak about (someone or something) in an angry way
    
    
    
    tee up
    
    [phrasal verb]
    
    tee up or tee (a ball) up or tee up (a ball) :to place (a ball) on a tee