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leading off

leading off is the present participle and gerund of lead off.

Meaning of lead off

Verb

lead off (third-person singular simple present leads off, present participle leading off, simple past and past participle led off)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lead, off.
    • The kitchen and the lounge lead off from the hallway.
  2. To be the first batter of an inning.
    • Jones led off the inning with a home run.
  3. (broadly) To be the first of any set, especially the first person in a group to speak; to launch or begin something by speaking.

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Questions about leading off

What is leading off the present participle and gerund of?
Leading off is the present participle and gerund of lead off.

Words near leading off in the dictionary

  1. leading man
  2. leading men
  3. leading motive
  4. leading motives
  5. leading nowhere
  6. leading off
  7. leading on
  8. leading out
  9. leading question
  10. leading questions
  11. leading rein

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