Main entry: kickoff
Definition: (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score
Main entry: start-off, send-off, kickoff
Definition: a start given to contestants
Usage: I was there with my parents at the kickoff
Main entry: start, starting time, showtime, beginning, get-go, outset, offset, commencement, kickoff, first
Definition: the time at which something is supposed to begin
Usage: they got an early start; she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her