kick-off
noun [C or U] (US kickoff) /ˈkɪk.ɒf/
/-ɑːf/ Definition
› UK the time when a game of football starts, or when it begins again after it has stopped because of a goal, etc. → See also kick offFootball/soccerGeneral terms used in ball sports › informal the time when an activity startsBeginnings and starts
(Definition of kick-off noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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