kickoff: meaning and definitions

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What is kickoff?

What is kickoff?

  • Football A place kick in football that starts play at the beginning of a half or after a team has scored.
  • Sports A kick of a stationary ball from the middle of the field in soccer that starts play at the beginning of a half or after a goal has been scored.
  • Sports A similar kick in Rugby.
  • Informal A beginning: the kickoff of a charity campaign.

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