I. tee 1 /tiː/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: teaz 'tee' (1600-1700) (mistaken as plural), probably from a Scandinavian language ]
1 . a small object that you use in a game of ↑ golf to hold the ball above the ground before you hit it
2 . the place where you first hit the ball towards each hole in a game of ↑ golf
II. tee 2 BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle teed )
tee off phrasal verb
1 . to hit the ball towards a hole for the first time in a game of ↑ golf
2 . tee somebody off American English informal to make someone angry:
His attitude really tees me off.