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LEADING OFF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does leading off mean? 

LEADING OFF (noun)
  The noun LEADING OFF has 1 sense:

1. the act of enticing others into sinful waysplay

  Familiarity information: LEADING OFF used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LEADING OFF (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of enticing others into sinful ways

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

leading astray; leading off

Hypernyms ("leading off" is a kind of...):

enticement; temptation (the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire)


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