[kik-awf, -of] 
| 1. | Football. a place kick or a drop kick from the 40-yd. 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. |
| 2. | 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. |
| 3. | the initial stage of something; start; beginning: the campaign kickoff. |
