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Definition of Kickoff
1. Noun. (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score.
Category relationships: Football, Football Game
2. Noun. The time at which something is supposed to begin. "She knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
Specialized synonyms: Birth, Incipience, Incipiency, Starting Point, Terminus A Quo, Threshold
Generic synonyms: Point, Point In Time
Antonyms: End, Middle
Derivative terms: Kick Off, Start, Start, Start, Start, Start, Start
3. Noun. A start given to contestants. "I was there with my parents at the kickoff"
Definition of Kickoff
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of kick-off) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Kickoff
1. the kick that begins play in football [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kickoff
Literary usage of Kickoff
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A World's Fair for the Global Village by Carl Malamud (1997)
"... were all participating The grand kickoff for the world's fair in Japan at the
beginning of 1996. International World Expo, it's just my favorite event! ..."
2. How to Set Up a Local Program to Recycle Used Oil by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"Program kickoff An open meeting is one way to kick off your program by combining
public education and publicity to recruit more volunteers and increase ..."
3. Football for Public and Player by Herbert Reed (1913)
"If the White team can get in a long run-back on the kickoff the eleven will be
in position to begin the running attack almost at once, but should the ..."
4. Using Structured Interviewing Techniques (1993)
"Training Interviewers Training Methods kickoff Conference In most cases, ...
For most projects of any size, a GAO division holds a kickoff conference to ..."
5. Eeel Technical Accomplishments, 1998: Advancing Metrology for by JoAnne M. Surette (1999)
"The kickoff Meeting was held in conjunction with the IEEE- and NIST-sponsored
... On-site press reporting of RAWCON'98 and the N-WEST kickoff Meeting led to ..."
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