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kickoff
kick·off or kick-off K0054300 (kĭk′ôf′, -ŏf′)n.1. Football A place kick in football that starts play at the beginning of a half or after a team has scored.2. Sports a. A kick of a stationary ball from the middle of the field in soccer that starts play at the beginning of a half or after a goal has been scored.b. A similar kick in Rugby.3. Informal A beginning: the kickoff of a charity campaign.kick′off` or kick′-off`,
n. 1. Football. a place kick from the 40-yard line of the team kicking at the beginning of the first and third periods or after the team kicking has scored a touchdown or field goal. 2. Soccer. a kick that puts a stationary ball into play from the center line of the field at the start of a quarter or after a goal has been scored. 3. the initial stage of something; start; beginning. [1855–60] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  kickoff - (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a scoreplace kick, place-kicking - (sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kickingcommencement, start, beginning - the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal | | 2. | kickoff - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"get-go, offset, outset, showtime, commencement, starting time, beginning, start, firstbirth - the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age"incipience, incipiency - beginning to exist or to be apparent; "he placed the incipience of democratic faith at around 1850"; "it is designed to arrest monopolies in their incipiency"point in time, point - an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave"starting point, terminus a quo - earliest limiting pointthreshold - the starting point for a new state or experience; "on the threshold of manhood" | | 3. | kickoff - a start given to contestants; "I was there with my parents at the kickoff"start-off, send-offstart - the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start" |
kickoffnounInformal. The act or process of bringing or being brought into existence:beginning, commencement, inauguration, inception, incipience, incipiency, initiation, launch, leadoff, opening, origination, start.Translationskickoff
for a kick-offA phrase that precedes the first of several things mentioned. A: "OK, what did I do wrong?" B: "Well, for a kick-off, you put all of yesterday's paperwork in the wrong file."kick off1. verb To remove one from a group or eliminate one from a contest. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "kick" and "off." Greg got kicked off the basketball team because of his grades. You're going to kick me off student council because I missed one meeting? That's not fair! My favorite contestant got kicked off the reality show last night.2. verb In American football, to kick the ball to the opposing team, as happens at the beginning of each half and after any scoring drive. The home team will be kicking off to start the second half.3. verb To begin or mark the start of something, such as an event, a series, or a period of time. In this usage, a noun of pronoun can be used between "kick" and "off." The radio station is going to kick off its membership drive with a two-day music marathon. When the new school year started, we kicked it off with a pep rally, and the kids really loved it. We're going to kick off the new year with a huge party.4. verb To disconnect one from a virtual network or platform. Often used in the passive voice. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "kick" and "off." Remember when the Internet was tied to the phone line, and you would get kicked off if someone picked up the phone? I tried to log in but I got the password wrong too many times so I got kicked off temporarily. That bug just kicked me off of the server.5. verb, slang To die. If they invent a hoverboard before I kick off, I'm definitely going to try it, no matter how old I am.6. noun In American football, the act of kicking the ball to the opposing team, as happens at the beginning of each half and after any scoring drive. In this usage, the term is usually hyphenated or spelled as one word. Two minutes to kick-off, everyone! Grab a snack and find a seat!7. noun The beginning of something or an activity or ceremony that marks the start of something, such as an event, a series, or a period of time. In this usage, the term is usually hyphenated of spelled as one word. The radio station's kick-off to its membership drive was a two-day music marathon. We held a pep rally as a kick-off to the new school, and the kids really loved it. We're going to throw a huge party as the kickoff to the new year.See also: kick, offkick off 1. Lit. to start play in a football game by kicking the ball. Tom kicked off in the last game. Now it's my turn. John tripped when he was kicking off. 2. and kick the bucket Fig. to die. Don't say that George Washington "kicked off." Say that he "passed away." My cat kicked off last night. She was tough as a lion. When I kick the bucket, I want a huge funeral with lots of flowers and crying.See also: kick, offkick something offFig. to begin something; to hold a party or ceremony to mark the start of something. (Alludes to starting a football game by kicking off the ball for the first play.) The city kicked the centennial celebration off with a parade. They kicked off the celebration with a parade.See also: kick, offkick something off (of) someone or something and kick something offto knock something off someone or something by kicking. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) The baby must have kicked her covers off of herself in the night. She kicked off her covers in the night.See also: kick, offkick off1. Start, begin, as in They kicked off the celebration with a parade. This term alludes to starting play by kicking the ball in soccer, football, and similar sports. [Mid-1800s] 2. See kick in, def. 2. See also: kick, offfor a kick-off You use for a kick-off to indicate that you are mentioning just one of a number of things, points, or reasons which you could mention if you wanted to. Is it not in fact the opinion of the public that most dentists earn far too much for a kick-off? Think what she has to give up. Smoking, for a kick-off, and having long hair. Note: The kick-off is the beginning of a football match. kick offv.1. To begin; start: The party will kick off around 4:00, so we need to leave here at 3:30.2. To begin something; cause something to start: The author kicked off the book tour with a press conference. Our annual film festival starts tomorrow, and we will be kicking it off with a screening of contemporary African films.3. To expel someone from some official group: I was such a bad player that they finally kicked me off the team. I served on the committee for a few months, but they soon kicked me off for not going to the meetings. I got kicked off the swim team for drinking alcohol during the season.4. To suddenly disconnect someone from some computer network. Used chiefly in the passive: I was kicked off the Internet while I was downloading some software.5. Sports To begin or resume play by kicking a ball: The home team kicked off at the top of the second half.See also: kick, offkick (off) in. to die. We’ve been waiting for years for that cat to kick off. See also: kick, offkickoff
Synonyms for kickoffnoun the act or process of bringing or being brought into existenceSynonyms- beginning
- commencement
- inauguration
- inception
- incipience
- incipiency
- initiation
- launch
- leadoff
- opening
- origination
- start
Synonyms for kickoffnoun (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a scoreRelated Words- place kick
- place-kicking
- commencement
- start
- beginning
- football
- football game
noun the time at which something is supposed to beginSynonyms- get-go
- offset
- outset
- showtime
- commencement
- starting time
- beginning
- start
- first
Related Words- birth
- incipience
- incipiency
- point in time
- point
- starting point
- terminus a quo
- threshold
noun a start given to contestantsSynonymsRelated Words |