kickoff
Use Kickoff in a sentence
noun
1.
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.
Also, kick-off.
Origin:
1855–60; noun use of verb phrase kick off
1855–60; noun use of verb phrase kick off
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| kickoff | |
noun | |
| 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" [ant: middle, end] |
| 3. | a start given to contestants; "I was there with my parents at the kickoff" |
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Kickoff
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example sentences
Things got understandably tense as kickoff came closer.
The kickoff should provide general information about the importance of setting goals.
Last summer wheat was growing a kickoff distance afield of my door.
But the first episode of the fourth season is every bit as delicious as the kickoff of past seasons.
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