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kick off
Overview of noun kick-off
The noun kickoff has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) kickoff -- ((football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score)
2. (1) beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset -- (the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her")
3. kickoff, send-off, start-off -- (a start given to contestants; "I was there with my parents at the kickoff")
Overview of verb kick-off
The verb kick off has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. inaugurate, kick off -- (commence officially)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun kick-off
3 senses of kickoff
Sense 1
kickoff
=> place kick, place-kicking
=> kick, boot, kicking
=> blow
=> stroke
=> motion, movement, move, motility
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
=> beginning, start, commencement
=> change of state
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
=> point, point in time
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
kickoff, send-off, start-off
=> start
=> beginning
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun kick-off
1 of 3 senses of kickoff
Sense 2
beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
=> birth
=> incipiency, incipience
=> terminus a quo, starting point
=> threshold
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun kick-off
3 senses of kickoff
Sense 1
kickoff
=> place kick, place-kicking
=> beginning, start, commencement
Sense 2
beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
=> point, point in time
Sense 3
kickoff, send-off, start-off
=> start
Antonyms of noun kick-off
Member Holonyms of noun kick-off
Substance Holonyms of noun kick-off
Part Holonyms of noun kick-off
Member Meronyms of noun kick-off
Substance Meronyms of noun kick-off
Part Meronyms of noun kick-off
Meronyms of noun kick-off
Holonyms of noun kick-off
Attributes of noun kick-off
Derived Forms of noun kick-off
2 of 3 senses of kickoff
Sense 2
beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
RELATED TO>(verb) kick off#1
=> inaugurate, kick off
Sense 3
kickoff, send-off, start-off
RELATED TO>(verb) kick off#1
=> inaugurate, kick off
Domain of noun kick-off
1 of 3 senses of kickoff
Sense 1
kickoff
TOPIC>(noun) football#1, football game#1
Domain Terms of noun kick-off
Familiarity of noun kick-off
kickoff used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun kick-off
3 senses of kickoff
Sense 1
kickoff
> place kick, place-kicking
=> free kick
=> kickoff
> beginning, start, commencement
=> springboard, jumping-off point, point of departure
=> activation
=> attack, tone-beginning
=> constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation
HAS INSTANCE=> Creation
=> introduction, debut, first appearance, launching, unveiling, entry
=> face-off
=> first step, initiative, opening move, opening
=> groundbreaking, groundbreaking ceremony
=> housing start
=> icebreaker
=> inauguration, startup
=> initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration
=> installation, installing, installment, instalment
=> jump ball
=> kickoff
=> resumption, recommencement
=> scrum, scrummage
=> startup
Sense 2
beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
> point, point in time
=> distance
=> date, particular date
=> deadline
=> arrival time, time of arrival
=> departure time, time of departure
=> midterm
=> term, full term
=> midterm
=> moment, minute, second, instant
=> run-time
=> beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
=> middle
=> end, ending
=> phase, phase angle
=> show time
=> then
Sense 3
kickoff, send-off, start-off
> start
=> adrenarche
=> menarche
=> thelarche
=> onset, oncoming
=> dawn, morning
=> flying start, running start
=> opener
=> alpha
=> opening, opening night, curtain raising
=> kickoff, send-off, start-off
=> racing start
Meronyms of noun kick-off
3 senses of kickoff
Holonyms of noun kick-off
Antonyms of verb kick-off
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb kick-off
1 sense of kick off
Sense 1
inaugurate, kick off
=> start, start up, embark on, commence
=> begin, lead off, start, commence
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb kick-off
1 sense of kick off
Sense 1
inaugurate, kick off
=> swear in
=> dedicate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb kick-off
1 sense of kick off
Sense 1
inaugurate, kick off
=> start, start up, embark on, commence
'Cause To' of verb kick-off
Derived Forms of verb kick-off
1 sense of kick off
Sense 1
inaugurate, kick off
RELATED TO>(noun) kickoff#2
=> beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
RELATED TO>(noun) kickoff#3
=> kickoff, send-off, start-off
Domain of verb kick-off
Domain Terms of verb kick-off
Familiarity of verb kick-off
kick off used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Sample Sentences of verb kick-off
1 sense of kick off
Sense 1
inaugurate, kick off
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb kick-off
1 sense of kick off
Sense 1
inaugurate, kick off
> start, start up, embark on, commence
=> inaugurate, kick off
=> open
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb kick-off
Sense 1
inaugurate, kick off
=> start, start up, embark on, commence
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