KICK OFF

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Commence officially

Synonyms:

inaugurate; kick off

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "kick off" is one way to...):

commence; embark on; start; start up (get off the ground)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "kick off"):

swear in (administer on oath to)

dedicate (open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

kickoff (a start given to contestants)

kickoff (the time at which something is supposed to begin)