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kick·off (-ôf′)

noun

  1. ☆ Football a placekick that puts the ball into play at the beginning of each half or after a touchdown or field goal
  2. ☆ a beginning, as of a campaign or drive

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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