kickoff

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noun

1. (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score (Freq. 2)
• Topics:
football, football game
• Hypernyms:
place kick, place-kicking, beginning, start, commencement
2. the time at which something is supposed to begin (Freq. 1)
- they got an early start
- she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her
• Syn:
beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go,
start, starting time, showtime, offset
• Ant:
middle (for: beginning), end (for: beginning)
• Derivationally related forms:
kick off, start (for: start)
• Hypernyms:
point, point in time
• Hyponyms:
birth, incipiency, incipience, terminus a quo, starting point, threshold
3. a start given to contestants
- I was there with my parents at the kickoff
• Syn:
send-off, start-off
• Derivationally related forms:
kick off
• Hypernyms:
start