kick off

Definitions

1. 1

   To make the first kick in a game or part of a game.

   • The players kick off for the third quarter and the clock starts.
2. 2

   To start

   To start; to launch; to set in motion.

   • Let's kick off this project with a planning meeting.
   • The project kicked off with an energy-sapping meeting.
3. 3

   To dismiss

   To dismiss; to expel; to remove from a position.

   • I got kicked off the team after a string of poor performances
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   1. 4

      To die or quit permanently.

      • It's a wonder that old dog hasn't kicked off yet.
   2. 5

      To shut down or turn off suddenly.

      • The washer was working fine until it kicked off in the middle of a cycle.
      • The circuit breaker, a power failure, and the e-stop button are the only things we can think of that might have caused that pump to kick off when it did.
   3. 6

      To suddenly become more active.

      • The party kicked off when the third bottle of wine was opened.
      • I understood that I was missing out on a lot of his life and if the war really kicked off I was going to be gone for an even longer amount of time.
   4. 7

      To force the weaning of a bovine cow's calf by restricting the calf's access to its…

      To force the weaning of a bovine cow's calf by restricting the calf's access to its mother's udders, whether by literally kicking it away or another method.

      • A week after we kicked off her calf that cow was still bawling.
   5. 8

      To be overcome with anger, to start an argument or a fight

      To be overcome with anger, to start an argument or a fight; to behave aggressively.

      • When she called him a drunk, it was the last straw. He just kicked off.
   6. 9

      To have a fight or argument start

      To have a fight or argument start; to fight or argue.

      • It really kicked off in town when the team lost.
      • Suddenly it all kicked off on the terraces as horrendous violence and disgraceful scenes were picked up by television cameras.

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