kickoff   (TTS Sound)

The noun kickoff has 3 senses

• kickoff -- ((football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score)


• beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (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")


• kickoff, send-off, start-off -- (a start given to contestants; "I was there with my parents at the kickoff")