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- US Pronunciation
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- [kik-awf, -of]
- /ˈkɪkˌɔf, -ˌɒf/
- /ˈkɪk.ɒf/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kik-awf, -of]
- /ˈkɪkˌɔf, -ˌɒf/
Definitions of kickoff word
- noun kickoff Football. a place kick or a drop kick from the 40-yard line of the team kicking at the beginning of the first and third periods or after the team kicking has scored a touchdown or field goal. 1
- noun kickoff Soccer. a kick that puts a stationary ball into play from the center line of the field at the start of a quarter or after a goal has been scored. 1
- noun kickoff the initial stage of something; start; beginning: the campaign kickoff. 1
- noun kickoff The start or resumption of a football game, in which a player kicks the ball from the center of the field. 1
- noun kickoff soccer, football: first kick 1
- noun kickoff American football: first play of half 1
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Origin of kickoff
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; noun use of verb phrase kick off
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Parts of speech for Kickoff
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
kickoff popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
kickoff usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for kickoff
noun kickoff
- initial — of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first: the initial step in a process.
- first — being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
- start — to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
- beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
- opening — an open or clear space.
verb kickoff
- give rise to — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
- cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- think up — to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational decisions, etc.
- fire up — start ignition of
Antonyms for kickoff
noun kickoff
- end — Come or bring to a final point; finish.
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