- kickoff - (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score
--1 is a kind of place kick, place-kicking; beginning, start, commencement
- beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset - 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"
--2 is a kind of point, point in time
--2 has particulars:birth; incipiency, incipience; terminus a quo, starting point; threshold Derived form: verb kick off1 - kickoff, send-off, start-off - a start given to contestants; "I was there with my parents at the kickoff"
--3 is a kind of start
Derived form: verb kick off1