ALL meanings of kick off
kick off
K k - intransitivephrasal verb kick off football: start play 1
- intransitivephrasal verb kick off argument, fight: begin 1
- noun kick off the act of kicking; a blow or thrust with the foot or feet. 1
- noun kick off power or disposition to kick: That horse has a mean kick. 1
- noun kick off Informal. an objection or complaint. 1
- noun kick off Informal. thrill; pleasurable excitement: His biggest kick comes from telling about the victory. a strong but temporary interest, often an activity: Making mobiles is his latest kick. 1
- noun kick off Informal. a stimulating or intoxicating quality in alcoholic drink. vim, vigor, or energy. 1
- noun kick off Football. an instance of kicking the ball. any method of kicking the ball: place kick. a kicked ball. the distance such a ball travels. a turn at kicking the ball. 1
- noun kick off a recoil, as of a gun. 1
- noun kick off Slang. a pocket: He kept his wallet in his side kick. 1
- noun kick off kicks, Slang. shoe (def 1). 1
- noun kick off Glassmaking. a solid glass base or an indentation at the base of drinking glasses, bottles, etc., that reduces the liquid capacity of the glassware. Also called punt, kick-up. an indentation at the base of a wine bottle, originally for trapping the sediment. 1
- verb with object kick off to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins. 1
- verb with object kick off to drive, force, make, etc., by or as if by kicks. 1
- verb with object kick off Football. to score (a field goal or a conversion) by place-kicking or drop-kicking the ball. 1
- verb with object kick off Informal. to make (a car) increase in speed, especially in auto racing: He kicked his car into high gear. 1
- verb with object kick off to strike in recoiling: The gun kicked his shoulder. 1
- verb with object kick off Slang. to give up or break (a drug addiction): Has he kicked the habit? 1
- verb with object kick off Poker. raise (def 24). 1
- verb with object kick off Chiefly South Atlantic States. to reject as a suitor; jilt: He courted her for two years—then she kicked him. 1
- verb without object kick off to make a rapid, forceful thrust with the foot or feet: He kicked at the ball. You have to kick rapidly when using a crawl stroke. 1
- verb without object kick off to have a tendency to strike with the foot or feet: That horse kicks when you walk into his stall. 1
- verb without object kick off Informal. to resist, object, or complain: What's he got to kick about? 1
- verb without object kick off to recoil, as a firearm when fired. 1
- verb without object kick off to be actively or vigorously involved: He's still alive and kicking. 1
- idioms kick off kick ass, Slang: Vulgar. to act harshly or use force in order to gain a desired result. to defeat soundly. Also, Slang, kick butt. 1
- idioms kick off kick in the ass, Slang: Vulgar. kick (def 35a). 1
- idioms kick off kick in the pants, Informal. someone or something that is very exciting, enjoyable, amusing, etc.: I think you'll like her, she's a real kick in the pants. kick (def 36). 1
- idioms kick off kick in the teeth, an abrupt, often humiliating setback; rebuff: Her refusal even to talk to me was a kick in the teeth. 1
- idioms kick off kick over the traces. trace2 (def 3). 1
- idioms kick off kick the bucket, Slang. bucket (def 15). 1
- idioms kick off kick the tin, Australian. to give a donation; contribute. 1
- idioms kick off kick upstairs, upstairs (def 8). 1
- phrasal verb kick off In football, when the players kick off, they start a game by kicking the ball from the centre of the pitch. 0
- phrasal verb kick off If an event, game, series, or discussion kicks off, or is kicked off, it begins. 0
- phrasal verb kick off If you kick off your shoes, you shake your feet so that your shoes come off. 0
- phrasal verb kick off To kick someone off an area of land means to force them to leave it. 0
- variable noun kick off In football, the kick-off is the time at which a particular game starts. 0
- countable noun kick off In American football, a kickoff is the kick that begins a play, for example at the beginning of a half or after a touchdown or field goal. 0
- singular noun kick off The kick-off of an event or activity is its beginning. 0
- verb kick off to start play in a game of football by kicking the ball from the centre of the field 0
- verb kick off to commence a discussion, job, etc 0
- noun kick off a place kick from the centre of the field in a game of football 0
- noun kick off the time at which the first such kick is due to take place 0
- noun kick off the kick from the centre of the field that starts or re-starts each half of a football or rugby match 0
- noun kick off the time when a football or rugby match starts 0
- noun kick off the time when an event starts 0
- noun kick off to put a football into play with a kickoff 0
- noun kick off to start (a campaign, etc.) 0
- noun kick off to die 0