Meaning

4 senses
  1. The first batter in the batting order.

    Jones has been the team's lead off hitter for three years.

  2. The first batter of an inning.

    The lead off hitter for the sixth inning is Jones.

  3. The short distance that a player stands away from their current base.

  4. The first item in a broadcast schedule.

Examples

4 sentences
  1. He led his troops off their ships.

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  2. Faint footprints in the dust lead off to the east.

    ruСлабые следы в пыли ведут на восток.

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  3. Sami tried to lead Farid off the property.

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  4. You cannot key in numbers because the NumLock LED is off.

    deDu kannst keine Zahlen eingeben, weil die NumLock LED ausgeschaltet ist.

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Forms

plural: lead offs
Singularlead off
Plurallead offs

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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