Kick off

verb

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.verbTo make the first kick in a game or part of a game.

"The players kick off for the third quarter and the clock starts."

2.verbTo start; to launch.

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

3.verbTo dismiss; to expel; to remove from a position.

"I got kicked off the team after a string of poor performances"

4.verbTo die or quit permanently.

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

5.verbTo shut down or turn off suddenly.

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

6.verbTo suddenly become more active.

"The party kicked off when the third bottle of wine was opened."

7.verb(ranching) 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."

8.verbTo 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."

9.verbTo have a fight or argument start.

"It really kicked off in town when the team lost."