From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
kickoff \kickoff\ n. (Football)
1. A kick from the center of the field to start a football
game or to resume it after a score.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. the time at which an event or activity begins.
Syn: beginning, commencement, first, outset, start, starting
time, offset.
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kickoff
n 1: (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a
football game or to resume it after a score
2: the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got
an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the
man for her" [syn: {beginning}, {commencement}, {first},
{outset}, {get-go}, {start}, {kickoff}, {starting time},
{showtime}, {offset}] [ant: {end}, {ending}, {middle}]
3: a start given to contestants; "I was there with my parents at
the kickoff" [syn: {kickoff}, {send-off}, {start-off}]
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