1 to become full of action and excitement, sometimes including violence: --
2 to die --
3 the time when a game of football starts, or when it begins again after it has stopped because of a goal, etc. --
4 to begin: --
The three-day celebration kicks off tomorrow with a parade.
5 to start: --
The advertising campaign is just about ready to kick off.
What of the challenge to the computer hacker to delay the kick-off of one or more, or all, matches?
I am not quite certain whether he knew exactly what he was starting to-day, but he certainly gave the debate a very good "kick-off".
The pubs are crowded when people go in for a quick drink between work and an evening kick-off.
I should like to see such passes introduced by every football club before the kick-off in the autumn.
Tours shall not arrive at the match more than one hour before kick-off and shall not leave later than one hour after the final whistle.
It can happen that during the period of a football match—perhaps just before kick-off or at halftime—trouble suddenly brews up in a particular bar.
They insist on the days of the week when football can take place and impose inconsiderate kick-off times.
At 8 pm, with the kick-off already delayed, about 54,000 were inside, and 6,000 were locked out.
