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kick off

verb

  1. to start play in a game of football by kicking the ball from the centre of the field

  2. informalto commence a discussion, job, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

    1. a place kick from the centre of the field in a game of football

    2. the time at which the first such kick is due to take place

      kickoff is at 2.30 p.m

  1. informal

    1. the beginning of something

    2. to begin with

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Idioms and Phrases

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]

See kick in , def. 2.

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US singer Chris Brown has kicked off his UK tour in Manchester, days before he is due back in court after being arrested in the city last month.

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A discussion on the global economy will kick off the summit on Monday morning.

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"He said 'I'm going to get him a guitar'. There was another kick off about who was going to buy me a new one."

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That, after all, is where Real Madrid will kick off their Club World Cup campaign, with new signing Trent Alexander-Arnold set to make his debut.

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Starting at the 10th tee, he particularly excelled on the greens, kicking off with a 20-footer for birdie and later making three clutch par putts from more than 10 feet to keep his card clean.

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