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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

kickoff

· IPA /kˈɪkˌɔf/
01 n. A kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score.
  1. 1.
    A kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score.(Football)
  2. 2.
    the time at which an event or activity begins.