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KICK OFF
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Commence officially
Synonyms:
inaugurate; kick off
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "kick off" is one way to...):
commence; embark on; start; start up (get off the ground)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "kick off"):
swear in (administer on oath to)
dedicate (open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
kickoff (a start given to contestants)
kickoff (the time at which something is supposed to begin)
