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lead off
Found in thesaurus: subvert, corrupt, profane, vitiate, debauch, misdirect, pervert, debase, demoralise, demoralize, deprave
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Lead off
In baseball, a lead or lead off is the short distance that a player stands away from their current base. The "leadoff hitter" is the first batter in the batting line-up for his team, or the first batter of an inning or a game.
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lead off
Verb
1. teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits"
(synonym) lead astray
(hypernym) corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
2. set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"
(synonym) begin, start, commence
(hyponym) jumpstart, jump-start
(cause) begin, start
(verb-group) begin
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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. a.
ابتدا کرنا, آغاز کرنا, (ناچ يا گفتگو وغيرہ کي
ابتدا کرنا, آغاز کرنا, (ناچ يا گفتگو وغيرہ کي
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lead off
Synonyms and related words:
antecede, break ground, break the ice, come before, come first, commence, create, embark, enter, front, go ahead of, go before, go in advance, have priority, head, head the table, head up, inaugurate, initiate, invent, kick off, launch, lead, lead the way, open, originate, outrank, pioneer, precede, rank, rate, set to, stand first, start, take precedence, take the initiative, take the lead, take the plunge, usher in
antecede, break ground, break the ice, come before, come first, commence, create, embark, enter, front, go ahead of, go before, go in advance, have priority, head, head the table, head up, inaugurate, initiate, invent, kick off, launch, lead, lead the way, open, originate, outrank, pioneer, precede, rank, rate, set to, stand first, start, take precedence, take the initiative, take the lead, take the plunge, usher in
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