Kickoff

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  kickoff \kickoff\ n. (Football)
     1. A kick from the center of the field to start a football
        game or to resume it after a score.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. the time at which an event or activity begins.


  
     Syn: beginning, commencement, first, outset, start, starting
          time, offset.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  kickoff
       n 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}]