KICKOFF as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score
    Hypernyms(s) kickoff is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • a start given to contestants
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • I was there with my parents at the kickoff
    Hypernyms(s) kickoff is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • the time at which something is supposed to begin
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • they got an early start
    • she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her
    Hypernyms(s) kickoff is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)