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lead off
Overview of verb lead-off
The verb lead off has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) lead off, lead astray -- (teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits")
2. begin, lead off, start, commence -- (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")
Antonyms of verb lead-off
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lead-off
2 senses of lead off
Sense 1
lead off, lead astray
=> corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 2
begin, lead off, start, commence
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb lead-off
1 of 2 senses of lead off
Sense 2
begin, lead off, start, commence
=> jumpstart, jump-start
=> recommence
=> inaugurate, usher in, introduce
=> set off
=> start, start up, embark on, commence
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lead-off
2 senses of lead off
Sense 1
lead off, lead astray
=> corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
Sense 2
begin, lead off, start, commence
'Cause To' of verb lead-off
1 of 2 senses of lead off
Sense 2
begin, lead off, start, commence
=> begin, start
Derived Forms of verb lead-off
Domain of verb lead-off
Domain Terms of verb lead-off
Familiarity of verb lead-off
lead off used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb lead-off
2 senses of lead off
Sense 1
lead off, lead astray
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
begin, lead off, start, commence
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb lead-off
1 of 2 senses of lead off
Sense 1
lead off, lead astray
> corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
=> sensualize, sensualise, carnalize, carnalise
=> infect
=> lead off, lead astray
=> whore
=> poison
=> bastardize, bastardise
=> suborn
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb lead-off
Sense 1
lead off, lead astray
=> corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
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Sense 2
begin, lead off, start, commence
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