Dictionary Definition
kickoff
Noun
1 (football) a kick from the center 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; "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, end]
3 a start given to contestants; "I was there with
my parents at the kickoff" [syn: send-off, start-off]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
Extensive Definition
A kickoff (or kick-off) is a method of starting
and restarting play in a number of sports, including:
By derivation kick-off also means the
commencement of a project or an event, as if the project was a
football match and when the ball was kicked off the match (project)
started.
Kickoff can also refer to:
- Kick Off, a 1989 sports simulation by Dino Dini
- "Kick-off voltage"; the work function of a material
kickoff in German: Kick-Off
kickoff in Japanese: キックオフ