Lead-off - definition, pronunciation, transcription

*
Amer.  |ˈliːd ɔːf|  American pronunciation of the word lead-off
Brit.  |ˈliːd ɒf|  British pronunciation of the word lead-off

noun

- (baseball) The first batter in the batting order.
Jones has been the team's lead off hitter for three years.
- (baseball) The first batter of an inning.
The lead off hitter for the sixth inning is Jones.

verb

- (baseball) To be the first batter of an inning.
Jones led off the inning with a home run.
Jones is leading off an inning for the third time in the game.

Extra examples

Dale took the lead-off bus. I took the second.

Current translation version is made automatically. You can suggest your own version. Changes will take effect after the administrator approves them.
Original text in English:
Our translation to English:
Community translations to English:
    This feature is allowed to authorized users only.
    Please, register on our website at registration page. After registration you can log in and use that feature.
    Registration   Login   Home  
    ×