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  2. KICK OFF definition: 1. If a game of football kicks off, it starts: 2. to begin: 3. to become full of action and…. Learn more.

  3. verb. kicked off; kicking off; kicks off. intransitive verb. 1. : to start or resume play in football by a placekick. 2. a. : to initiate proceedings. b. : to start out : begin. the movie kicks off with a bank robbery. 3.

  4. to become full of action and excitement, sometimes including violence: Chamonix's bars and clubs - lively any night - really kick off on the weekends. But when one of the team slid in to tackle an opponent and knocked him down it "all kicked off." informal. to start to get angry or complain in a noisy way:

  5. the time when a football game starts, or a kick of the ball that starts play during a game: [ U ] Kickoff is at 6:30. [ C ] Patterson hurt his ankle on the opening kickoff.

  6. If an event, game, series, or discussion kicks off, or if someone kicks it off, it begins. The Mayor kicked off the party. American English : kick off / kɪk ˈɒf /

  7. Define kick off. kick off synonyms, kick off pronunciation, kick off translation, English dictionary definition of kick off. v. kicked , kick·ing , kicks v. intr. 1. To extend the leg away from the body; strike out with the foot or feet. 2. Sports a. To score or gain ground by...

  8. a kick that puts a stationary ball into play from the center line of the field at the start of a quarter or after a goal has been scored. the initial stage of something; start; beginning: the campaign kickoff.