kick off event

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• kick-off — kick offs (in AM, use kickoff) 1) N VAR In soccer, the kick off is the time at which a particular game starts. [BRIT] The kick off is at 1.30. 2) N COUNT In American football, a kickoff is the kick that begins a play, for example at the beginning …   English dictionary

• kick-off — (n.) also kickoff, kick off, 1857, first kick in a football match, from KICK (Cf. kick) (v.) + OFF (Cf. off). Figurative sense of start, beginning event is from 1875 …   Etymology dictionary

• kick off something — ˌkick ˈoff sth derived to start a discussion, a meeting, an event, etc. Syn: ↑open Main entry: ↑kickderived …   Useful english dictionary

• Kick Off — Infobox VG title = Kick Off developer = Dino Dini publisher = Anco released = 1989 (original) genre = Sports game modes = 1 to 4 players platforms = Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Amiga, MS DOS, ZX Spectrum Kick Off is a football simulation computer game …   Wikipedia

• Kick-off — A kickoff (or kick off) is a method of starting and restarting play in a number of sports, including:* Association football (soccer) * American and Canadian football * Rugby footballBy derivation kick off also means the commencement of a project… …   Wikipedia

• kick off — 1) PHRASAL VERB In soccer, when the players kick off, they start a game by kicking the ball from the centre of the pitch. [V P] Liverpool kicked off an hour ago. 2) PHR V ERG If an event, game, series, or discussion kicks off, or is kicked off,… …   English dictionary

• kick-off — noun a) the opening kick of each half of a game of football. b) the opening sequence of any event …   Wiktionary

• kick — [kɪk] verb kick in phrasal verb 1. [intransitive] informal if a system, arrangement, event etc kicks in, it begins to have an effect: • Many lawyers are hurrying to arrange settlements before the new tax rules kick in. 2. [intransitive,… …   Financial and business terms

• kick — kick1 W3S2 [kık] v [I and T] 1.) to hit something with your foot kick sth down/over/around etc ▪ Billy was kicking a ball around the yard. ▪ The police kicked the door down. kick sb in the stomach/face/shin etc ▪ There was a scuffle and he kicked …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• kick — 1 verb 1 HIT WITH YOUR FOOT (I, T) to hit something with your foot: She kicked me under the table. | Joe, stop kicking! | kick sth down/over etc: The police kicked the door down. | kick sth around/towards etc: Billy was kicking a ball around the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• kick — [[t]kɪ̱k[/t]] ♦♦ kicks, kicking, kicked 1) VERB If you kick someone or something, you hit them forcefully with your foot. [V n] He kicked the door hard... He threw me to the ground and started to kick... [V n with adj] He escaped by kicking open… …   English dictionary