Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lead off

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.13 in modern English

Syllables: lead- off
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The first batter in the batting order.

noun

The first batter of an inning.

noun

The short distance that a player stands away from their current base.

noun

The first item in a broadcast schedule.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lead, off.

verb

To be the first batter of an inning.

verb

To be the first of any set, especially the first person in a group to speak; to launch or begin something by speaking.

Example Sentences

"Jones has been the team's lead off hitter for three years."
"The lead off hitter for the sixth inning is Jones."
"The kitchen and the lounge lead off from the hallway."
"Hu, 79, Xi Jinping's immediate predecessor, was seated to the left of Xi. He was led off the stage of the main auditorium of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing by two stewards, a Reuters witness at the congress said."
"Jones led off the inning with a home run."
"Jones is leading off an inning for the third time in the game."

Inflected Forms

lead offs (plural) leads off (present, singular) leading off (participle, present) led off (participle, past) led off (past)

Synonyms

begin start commence lead astray

Questions

What does lead off mean?: The first batter in the batting order.

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