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kick-offs

kick-offs is the plural of kick-off.

Meaning of kick-off

Noun

kick-off (plural kick-offs)

  1. The opening kick of each half of a game of football.
    • The atmosphere at Upton Park before kick-off reflected the palpable tension surrounding the club right now2011 January 11, Jonathan Stevenson, “West Ham 2 - 1 Birmingham”, in BBC
  2. (broadly) The opening sequence of any event.
    • Duffy, 26, began a campaign for the 9th Suffolk district […] The crowd of approximately 50 people at his kickoff party was overwhelming composed of other young, white gay men.1990 February 4, Laura Briggs, “Gay Republican To Oppose Black Rep”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 29, page 3
  3. The opening sequence of notes in a song, usually played by the song's main instrument, to indicate the beginning of the song.

Questions about kick-offs

What is kick-offs the plural of?
Kick-offs is the plural of kick-off.

Words near kick-offs in the dictionary

  1. kick-down
  2. kick-downs
  3. kick-off
  4. kick-off meeting
  5. kick-off meetings
  6. kick-offs
  7. kick-out
  8. kick-pleated
  9. kick-sled
  10. kick-start
  11. kick-started

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