KICK OFF


Meaning of KICK OFF in English

1.

In football, when the players kick off , they start a game by kicking the ball from the centre of the pitch.

Liverpool kicked off an hour ago.

PHRASAL VERB : V P

2.

If an event, game, series, or discussion kicks off , or is kicked off , it begins.

The shows kick off on October 24th...

The Mayor kicked off the party...

We kicked off with a slap-up dinner.

PHRASAL VERB : V P , V P n (not pron) , V P with n , also V n P

3.

If you kick off your shoes, you shake your feet so that your shoes come off.

She stretched out on the sofa and kicked off her shoes.

PHRASAL VERB : V P n (not pron) , also V n P

4.

To kick someone off an area of land means to force them to leave it. ( INFORMAL )

We can’t kick them off the island.

PHRASAL VERB : V n P n , also V n P

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