Search Result for "lead_off":
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. teach immoral behavior to;
- Example: "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits"
[syn: lead off, lead astray]

2. set in motion, cause to start;
- Example: "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"
- Example: "The Iraqis began hostilities"
- Example: "begin a new chapter in your life"
[syn: begin, lead off, start, commence]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

lead off
    v 1: teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead
         off the young ones, and teach them bad habits" [syn: lead
         off, lead astray]
    2: set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the
       Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new
       chapter in your life" [syn: begin, lead off, start,
       commence] [ant: end, terminate]