to kick off

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To die or quit permanently

It's a wonder that old dog hasn't kicked off yet.

To force the weaning of a bovine cow's calf by restricting the calf's access to its mother's udders. Used figuratively or literally

A week after we kicked off her calf that cow was still bawling.

To be overcome with anger, to start an argument or a fight

When she called him a drunk, it was the last straw. He just kicked off.

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 shut down or turn off suddenly

The washer was working fine until it kicked off in the middle of a cycle.

To start; to launch

Let's kick off this project with a planning meeting.

In football, when the players kick off, they start a game by kicking the ball from the centre of the pitch. Liverpool kicked off an hour ago
If you kick off your shoes, you shake your feet so that your shoes come off. She stretched out on the sofa and kicked off her shoes
Smooth, effective ball delivery
To deviate a wellbore from the vertical
To kick someone off an area of land means to force them to leave it. We can't kick them off the island
opening kick in a football game; beginning action, promotion
If an event, game, series, or discussion kicks off, or is kicked off, it begins. The shows kick off on October 24th The Mayor kicked off the party We kicked off with a slap-up dinner
commence officially
to kick off

    Turkish pronunciation

    tı kîk ôf

    Pronunciation

    /tə ˈkək ˈôf/ /tə ˈkɪk ˈɔːf/

    Videos

    ... of Android product management, to kick off the opening keynote. ...
    ... provided us with some more questions to answer, which we're gonna use to kick off this conversation. ...
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