kick off
verbo- To make the first kick in a game or part of a game. · The players kick off for the third quarter and the clock starts.
- To start; to launch; to set in motion. · Let's kick off this project with a planning meeting.· The project kicked off with an energy-sapping meeting.
- To dismiss; to expel; to remove from a position. · I got kicked off the team after a string of poor performances
- To die or quit permanently. · It's a wonder that old dog hasn't kicked off yet.
- To shut down or turn off suddenly. · The washer was working fine until it kicked off in the middle of a cycle.
- To suddenly become more active. · The party kicked off when the third bottle of wine was opened.
- To force the weaning of a bovine cow's calf by restricting the calf's access to its mother's udders, whether by literally kicking it away or another method. · A week after we kicked off her calf that cow was still bawling.
- To have a fight or argument start; to fight or argue. · It really kicked off in town when the team lost.
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