KICK OFF


Meaning of KICK OFF in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ verb ]

Date: 1857

intransitive verb

1. : to start or resume play in football by a placekick

2.

a. : to initiate proceedings

b. : to start out : begin

the movie kicks off with a bank robbery

3. slang : die

transitive verb

: to mark the beginning of

kick off the campaign

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.