kickoff

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A form of kick-off — The opening kick of each half of a game of football.

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Meanings

nounkickoff (plural kickoffs)

plural kickoffs

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of kick-off.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe time at which something is supposed to begin

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beginningcommencementfirstoutsetget-gostartstarting timeshowtimeoffset
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pointpoint in time

nouna start given to contestants

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start
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Deverbal from kick off.

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Cite this entry
APA

kickoff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kickoff

MLA

“kickoff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kickoff. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kickoff,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kickoff.

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