tee

noun

1. The name of the Latin script letter T/t.

   “The word length, which contains only four sounds l e ng th, is usually spell'd thus, el ee en gee tee aitch.”

   “They have writing samples and examine the back loops of pees and the crosses of tees.”

   “ETA [is spoken] as "ee-tee-ay" instead of "I SPELL Echo Tango Alfa".”

2. Something shaped like the letter T.

   “angles and tees”

3. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal)Ellipsis of tee-shirt.

   “Brendan pulled a black tee over his head.”

4. The process of redirecting output to multiple destinations.
5. A flat area of ground from which players hit their first shots on a golf hole.
6. A usually wooden or plastic peg from which a ball is kicked or hit.

   “Pollard, who went into the semifinals with an unsatisfactory 63% return from the kicking tee, turned it around splendidly against Wales and he continued that form despite missing his first attempt in the final.”

7. The target area of a curling rink.
8. The mark at which players aim in quoits.
9. A finial resembling an umbrella, crowning a dagoba in Indochinese countries.
10. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of tee.
11. (Canada, US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of transesophageal echocardiogram.
12. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of thromboembolic event.
13. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of term end examination.

verb

1. To redirect output to multiple destinations.

   “[…] teeing via multiple redirects (ls > file1 > file2) […]”

2. To place a ball on a tee

   “If at any hole a competitor play his first stroke from outside the limits of the teeing-ground, he shall count that stroke, tee a ball, and play his second stroke from within these limits.”

3. (obsolete)To teach, educate, train, bring up.

name

1. An Ogoni language spoken in Nigeria.
2. A Chinese surname from Hokkien.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism)Initialism of Trans Europ Express.

   “Rendezvous on Champs-Elysees / Leave Paris in the morning with T-E-E”