LEAD OFF

I. (verb)

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)

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

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...):

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody