lead off
[verb]
Synonyms: begin, commence, embark (on or upon), enter, inaugurate, initiate, launch, open, set to, start

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lead off phrasal verb (see also lead)

1. to start a meeting, discussion, performance etc by saying or doing something:
I’d like to lead off by thanking Rick for coming.
lead off with
The French team led off with two quick goals in the first five minutes.
lead something ↔ off
Hal led the evening off with some folk songs.

2. lead off (something) if a road, room etc leads off a place, you can go directly from that place along that road, into that room etc
lead off from something
He pointed down a street leading off from the square.
a large room, with doors leading off it in all directions

3. to be the first player to try to hit the ball in an inning (=period of play) in a game of baseball

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lead-off /ˈliːd ɒf $ -ɒːf/ adjective [only before noun] American English
happening or going first or before others

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lead off
lead off (something)
to begin something.
The shootings led off a month-long gang war in the city.

He led off the fourth inning with a home run.

I'd like to lead the evening off with a poem.

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lead off something
lead off (something)
to begin something.
The shootings led off a month-long gang war in the city.

He led off the fourth inning with a home run.

I'd like to lead the evening off with a poem.

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lead off
begin, start, open
The golfer was the first to lead off in the tournament.

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lead off
v. To begin; start; open.
Richardson led off the inning with a double.
We always let Henry lead off.
Mr. Jones led off with the jack of diamonds.
When the teacher asked if the film helped them to understand, Phil led off by saying that he learned a lot from it.

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