lead off

Noun

 * 1)  The first batter in the batting order.
 * Jones has been the team's lead off hitter for three years.
 * 1)  The first batter of an inning.
 * The lead off hitter for the sixth inning is Jones.
 * 1)  The short distance that a player stands away from their current base.

Verb

 * The kitchen and the lounge lead off from the hallway.
 * 1)  To be the first batter of an inning.
 * Jones led off the inning with a home run.
 * Jones is leading off an inning for the third time in the game.
 * 1)  To be the first of any set, especially the first person in a group to speak; to launch or begin something by speaking.
 * Jones is leading off an inning for the third time in the game.
 * 1)  To be the first of any set, especially the first person in a group to speak; to launch or begin something by speaking.