leadoff
an act that starts something; start; beginning.
Baseball. the player who is first in the batting order or who is first to bat for a team in an inning.
Origin of leadoff
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leading off or beginning: the lead-off item on the agenda.
Origin of lead-off
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How to use leadoff in a sentence
I batted leadoff all through the minor leagues until I got to the big leagues and got stronger.
Darren Baker has long been known as Dusty’s son. Now he’s paving his own way. | Jesse Dougherty | August 26, 2021 | Washington PostLinquist, the Colonials’ catcher and leadoff hitter, scored the winning run in the ninth inning of Saturday’s first game against Dayton to force a winner-take-all showdown.
How the Nationals inspired GW softball on the way to its first NCAA tournament | Scott Allen | May 20, 2021 | Washington PostCorbin surrendered a leadoff double in the first to Andrew McCutchen, who came around to score on a double-steal.
A team meeting, Patrick Corbin’s strong start and Josh Bell’s blast lift Nats over Phillies | Gene Wang | May 13, 2021 | Washington PostHe hit leadoff batter Tommy Edman with a fastball, yielded an infield single and walked Paul DeJong to put three on in the first, when the temperature was a misleading 53 degrees.
Max Scherzer and the Nationals overcome a howling wind to end their homestand on a high | Jesse Dougherty | April 21, 2021 | Washington PostThe key then was whether Robles could be an effective leadoff hitter.
For the Nationals, Josh Bell and Kyle Schwarber can’t debut soon enough | Jesse Dougherty | April 12, 2021 | Washington Post
British Dictionary definitions for lead off
/ (liːd) /
to initiate the action of (something); begin
an initial move or action
a person or thing that begins something
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with leadoff
Begin, start, go first. For example, We have a panel of three speakers, so will you lead off? [c. 1800]
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