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kick·off
 kickoff
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- pronunciation:
- kIk
awf
[or]
kIk
awf
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a kick in football that puts the ball into action and signals the beginning or continuing of the game.
In the National Football League, a kickoff must travel ten yards or be touched by the receiving team. |
| definition 2: |
(informal) the beginning of something.
Max had a party to celebrate the kickoff of the new hockey season. |
| related words: |
beginning, introduction, launch, onset |
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