ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: kick off
1. : the act of kicking off: as
a. : a kick that puts the ball into play in a football or soccer game
b. : commencement
makes no bones about it being the kickoff for his big bid for the Democratic Presidential nod — Newsweek
is also hoping to round up some of its oldest living customers for this kickoff party — Bennett Cerf
2. : a device (as a power-operated lever) for casting work off a machine table out of a cavity in a die