lead off

== English == === Noun === lead off (plural lead offs) (baseball) The first batter in the batting order. (baseball) The first batter of an inning. (baseball) The short distance that a player stands away from their current base. (broadcasting) The first item in a broadcast schedule. === Verb === lead off (third-person singular simple present leads off, present participle leading off, simple past and past participle led off) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lead,‎ off. (baseball) To be the first batter of an inning. (by extension) To be the first of any set, especially the first person in a group to speak; to launch or begin something by speaking. === Anagrams === offlead