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kick off

verb

Definition of kick off

  1. intransitive verb

  2. 1 :  to start or resume play in football by a placekick

  3. 2a :  to initiate proceedingsb :  to start out :  begin the movie kicks off with a bank robbery

  4. 3 slang :  die

  5. transitive verb

  6. :  to mark the beginning of kick off the campaign

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  1. I'll kick off the discussion on ethics with this question.

  2. surprisingly, the recluse was worth a cool million when he kicked off

1857

First Known Use of kick off

1857

kick off Synonyms

Synonyms
commence, embark (on or upon), enter (into or upon), fall (to), get off, begin, launch, lead off, open, start, strike (into)
Antonyms
conclude, end, finish, terminate
Related Words
create, generate, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, invent, originate; adopt, embrace, take on, take up; establish, father, found, institute, organize, pioneer, set up, spawn; get around (to), get down (to), get round (to)
Near Antonyms
cease, desist, discontinue, halt, knock off, lay off, quit, stop; close, complete; abandon, forsake, leave; abolish, demolish, destroy, exterminate, extinguish, phase out

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