1. (football) a kick from the centre of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score 
2. The time at which something is supposed to begin
   - beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, starting time, showtime, offset 
3. A start given to contestants
   "I was there with my parents at the kickoff"
   - send-off, start-off

1. Commence officially
   - inaugurate

Derived forms: kicked off, kicking off, kickoffs, kicks off

Type of: beginning, commence, commencement, embark on, place kick, place-kicking, point, point in time, start, start up

Encyclopedia: Kickoff

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