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led off

led off is the simple past 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 led off

What is led off the simple past of?
Led off is the simple past of lead off.

Words near led off in the dictionary

  1. led from the front
  2. led horse
  3. led horses
  4. led in
  5. led nowhere
  6. led off
  7. led on
  8. led out
  9. led someone down the garden path
  10. led someone up the garden path
  11. led the charge

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