Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tee up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables: tee up
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To place a golf ball on a tee.

verb

To pass the ball to someone, facilitating a shot.

verb

To place the ball on a tee, ready for kickoff.

verb

To give a coach or player a technical foul.

verb

To prepare; to make ready.

Example Sentences

"This time the defender was teed up by Andrew Johnson's short free-kick on the edge of the box and Baird hammered his low drive beyond Begovic's outstretched left arm and into the bottom corner, doubling his goal tally for the season and stunning the home crowd."

Inflected Forms

tees up (present, singular) teeing up (participle, present) teed up (participle, past) teed up (past)

Synonyms

tee

Questions

What does tee up mean?: To place a golf ball on a tee.

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