Definition of "kick off"

kick off

verb
third-person singular simple present kicks off, present participle kicking off, simple past and past participle kicked off
1. (transitive, intransitive) To make the first kick in a game or part of a game.
2. (transitive, intransitive, idiomatic) To start; to launch.
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  Not since Coventry in 1992 has a Premier League side kicked off a campaign with an all-English XI but things have reached the point where, of the 61 signings who have cost the elite division's 20 clubs a transfer fee this summer, only 12 have involved Englishmen.
  2013 August 19, Louise Taylor, “English talent gets left behind as Premier League keeps importing”, in The Guardian‎
  On Saturday the group kicked off a weekend of activity ahead of its summer uprising this week, which aims to disrupt five major UK cities and shock people into action against the climate crisis.
  2019 July 13, Nosheen Iqbal, “Extinction Rebellion kick off weekend of protest with Dalston blockade”, in The Observer‎
  To kick it all off, there's a street parade through the Todd Mall, followed by a full-day of competitions with a lolly scramble for the kids[.]
  2022 August 1, Off the Leash, Darwin, NT, page 6, column 1
3. (transitive) To dismiss; to expel; to remove from a position.
4. (intransitive, US, idiomatic, colloquial, euphemistic) To die or quit permanently.
5. (intransitive, US, idiomatic) To shut down or turn off suddenly.
6. (intransitive, idiomatic) To suddenly become more active.
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  I understood that I was missing out on a lot of his life and if the war really kicked off I was going to be gone for an even longer amount of time.
  2007, Robert Ortiz, A Walking Distance, AuthorHouse, page 177
7. (transitive, US, idiomatic, ranching, slang) To force the weaning of a bovine cow's calf by restricting the calf's access to its mother's udders, whether by literally kicking it away or another method.
8. (intransitive, UK, idiomatic, colloquial) To be overcome with anger, to start an argument or a fight.
9. (intransitive, UK, idiomatic, colloquial, impersonal) To have a fight or argument start.
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  Suddenly it all kicked off on the terraces as horrendous violence and disgraceful scenes were picked up by television cameras.
  2010, Kenny Sansom, To Cap It All, John Blake Publishing

Definition of "kick off"

kick off

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