leadoff
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lead·off
(lēd′ôf′, -ŏf′)n.
1. An opening play or move.
2. One that leads off.
lead′off′ adj.
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lead′-off`
(lid)adj.
leading off or beginning.
[1885–90]
lead•off
(ˈlidˌɔf, -ˌɒf)n.
1. an act that starts something; start; beginning.
adj. 2. of or denoting the first baseball player in the batting order or the first player to bat in an inning.
[1890–95]
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leadoff
nounThe act or process of bringing or being brought into existence:
beginning, commencement, inauguration, inception, incipience, incipiency, initiation, launch, opening, origination, start.
Informal: kickoff.
Of, relating to, or occurring at the start of something:
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