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LEAD OFF
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Set in motion, cause to start
Example:
begin a new chapter in your life
Synonyms:
begin; commence; lead off; start
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Cause:
begin; start (have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense)
Verb group:
begin (have a beginning, of a temporal event)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "lead off"):
jump-start; jumpstart (start or re-start vigorously)
recommence (cause to start anew)
inaugurate; introduce; usher in (be a precursor of)
set off (set in motion or cause to begin)
commence; embark on; start; start up (get off the ground)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Teach immoral behavior to
Example:
It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits
Synonyms:
lead astray; lead off
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "lead off" is one way to...):
corrupt; debase; debauch; demoralise; demoralize; deprave; misdirect; pervert; profane; subvert; vitiate (corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
