intransitive verb
1. : to start or restart the play in football by a place-kick from a point close to or at the center of the field
2. : to begin proceedings or undertake the initial move or action
the entertainers kicked off with a fast song and dance
3. slang : die
worth a cool million when he kicked off
transitive verb
: to start or signalize the beginning of (a concerted effort)
kick the drive for funds off with a nationwide broadcast