kick-off
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kick-off
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Deverbal from kick off.
noun kick-offs · kickoff
- The opening kick of each half of a game of football. The atmosphere at Upton Park before kick-off reflected the palpable tension surrounding the club right now
- The opening sequence of any event. Duffy, 26, began a campaign for the 9th Suffolk district […] The crowd of approximately 50 people at his kickoff party was overwhelming composed of other young, white gay men.
- The opening sequence of notes in a song, usually played by the song's main instrument, to indicate the beginning of the song.
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noun opening kick in football
| Español | saque inicial, saque |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 킥오프 kigopeu, 선축 seonchuk |
| 日本語 | キックオフ kikku-offu, 先蹴 senshū |
| 中文 | 開球 /开球 kāiqiú |
| Português | pontapé inicial, pontapé de saída |
| Français | coup d'envoi |
| Deutsch | Anstoß |
| Italiano | calcio d'inizio |
| Русский | введе́ние мяча́ в игру́ vvedénije mjačá v igrú, кик-о́фф kik-óff |
| العربية | اَلْبِدَايَة al-bidāya |
noun opening sequence of an event
| Español | pistoletazo de salida |
|---|---|
| Português | tiro de partida, pontapé inicial |
| Français | lancement |
| Deutsch | Auftakt, Startschuss |
| Italiano | inizio, partenza |
| Русский | старт start, нача́ло načálo |
Talk about this word "kick-off." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kick-off. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. kick-off. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kick-off "kick-off." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kick-off.
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@misc{kick_off_2026,
title = {kick-off},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kick-off},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
