kickoff

kick·off

noun \ˈkik-ˌȯf\

Definition of KICKOFF

1

: a kick that puts the ball into play in a football or soccer game

2

: commencement 1 <the campaign kickoff>

Examples of KICKOFF

1. At his campaign kickoff, the senator gave a passionate speech about combating poverty.
2. His speech marked the kickoff of his campaign.

First Known Use of KICKOFF

1856

Related to KICKOFF

Synonyms: alpha, baseline, birth, commencement, dawn, day one, genesis, get-go (also git-go), inception, incipience, incipiency, beginning, launch, morning, nascence, nascency, onset, outset, start, threshold

Antonyms: close, conclusion, end, ending, omega

Related Words: drawing board, first base, ground zero, square one; creation, founding, inauguration, initiation, institution, origination; cradle, fountain, fountainhead, germ, origin, root, seedbed, source, spring, well, wellspring; dawning, opening; advent, appearance, arrival, debut (also début), emergence; childhood, infancy, youth

Near Antonyms: cessation, closing, closure, completion, finale, finish, period, stop, termination, windup

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Other Field and Goal Sports Terms

crease, lateral, lax, overthrow, playbook, post, screen, scrum, secondary, ultimate

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