- 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 something
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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 … New idioms dictionary
lead off — verb 1. teach immoral behavior to (Freq. 1) It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits • Syn: ↑lead astray • Hypernyms: ↑corrupt, ↑pervert, ↑subvert, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
lead|off — «LEED F, OF», noun, adjective. –n. 1. an act of beginning or starting something: »The chairman was responsible for the leadoff of the campaign. 2. Baseball. the first player of the batting order or the first to come to bat in an inning. –adj.… … Useful english dictionary
lead off (from) something — ˌlead ˈoff (from) sth derived to start at a place and go away from it • narrow streets leading off from the main square Main entry: ↑leadderived … Useful english dictionary
lead off — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms lead off : present tense I/you/we/they lead off he/she/it leads off present participle leading off past tense led off past participle led off to begin something by doing or saying something The… … English dictionary
run off (something) — 1. to make electronic or print copies of something. I ll just run these copies off before the meeting starts. He ran off 50 copies of the cassette and mailed them to agents. 2. to score points quickly in a competition. Iowa ran off 12 points and… … New idioms dictionary
lead off — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. start, open, initiate; see begin 1 , 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To go about the initial step in doing (something): approach, begin, commence, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, open,… … English dictionary for students
lead-off — /ˈlid ɒf/ (say leed of) noun an act which starts something; start; beginning …
lead — Ⅰ. lead [1] ► VERB (past and past part. led) 1) cause (a person or animal) to go with one, especially by drawing them along or by preceding them to a destination. 2) be a route or means of access: the street led into the square. 3) (lead to)… … English terms dictionary
lead — lead1 W1S1 [li:d] v past tense and past participle led [led] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(take somebody somewhere)¦ 2¦(go in front)¦ 3¦(be in charge)¦ 4¦(cause something to happen)¦ 5¦(cause somebody to believe something)¦ 6¦(influence)¦ 7¦(be more successful)¦… … Dictionary of contemporary English
