kick off
(ambitransitive) To make the first kick in a game or part of a game.
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📸 What a wonderful evening yesterday to kick off the AFÉPOP 2026 Conference! Thanks to @mathieulefebvre.bsky.social and @marionleturcq.bsky.social, the president of the association, for their warm welcome speeches a…
⚽ KICK OFF! Oleksandria II vs Chayka is underway! Live scores, stats & match feed 👇 https://www.footy-feed.com/matches/oleksandria-ii-vs-chayka-2026-05-06 #OleksandriaIi #Chayka #DruhaLiga
🚨WE LIVE!!!🚨 Come on into the Waffle House. Pull up a chair, kick off your shoes and get comfy while we get back into Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. www.twitch.tv/k_of_double_k
Today ⚽ 🆚 Glasgow University 🗓️ 6 May 🕗 8pm kick off 🏟️ Excelsior Stadium See you at the football!
Great to kick off this exciting new project yesterday!💥 We’re delighted to have received ESRC IAA funding to support a place-based, grassroots pilot focused on developing skills for young people not in education, em…
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(ambitransitive) 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.
“⚽ KICK OFF! Dalian Yingbo B vs Dalian Kewei is underway! Live scores, stats & match feed 👇 https://www.footy-feed.com/matches/dalian-yingbo-b-vs-dalian-kewei-2026-05-05 #DalianYingboB #DalianKewei #LeagueTwo”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Victor Wembanyama sets NBA postseason record with 12 blocks, but can’t lead Spurs past Timberwolves in Game 1 https://www.newsbeep.com/au/650624/ Victor Wembanyama made a historic defensive stand Monday night to kick off the Western Conference semifinals. Remarkably, it…”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(transitive) To dismiss; to expel; to remove from a position.
The project kicked off with an energy-sapping meeting.
“⚽ KICK OFF! Žilina vs Zemplín Michalovce is underway! Live scores, stats & match feed 👇 https://www.footy-feed.com/matches/ilina-vs-zempl-n-michalovce-2026-05-05 #Ilina #ZemplnMichalovce #SuperLiga”
— Bluesky· May 2026“.@ForgeFCHamilton will kick off the Canadian Championship this Saturday afternoon when they welcome the Halifax Wanderers to Hamilton Stadium @rickzamperin. FULL INTERVIEW: www.chch.com/morning-live...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“⚽ KICK OFF! Hapoel Kfar Saba vs Bnei Yehuda is underway! Live scores, stats & match feed 👇 https://www.footy-feed.com/matches/hapoel-kfar-saba-vs-bnei-yehuda-2026-05-05 #HapoelKfarSaba #BneiYehuda #LigaLeumit”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Knowing that when Mars returns to your work sector in two weeks it will be to kick off some of the busiest six weeks of the year, makes the chance you have now to put guardrails in place all the more important. #Sagittarius”
— Bluesky· May 2026“They are hoping the bastard dies before they have to actually stand up and support the Constitution. Wait… everyone is waiting for him and his bum buddy Putin to kick off.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(ambitransitive, idiomatic) To start; to launch; to set in motion.
Let's kick off this project with a planning meeting.
“📸 What a wonderful evening yesterday to kick off the AFÉPOP 2026 Conference! Thanks to @mathieulefebvre.bsky.social and @marionleturcq.bsky.social, the president of the association, for their warm welcome speeches at the beautiful Hôtel de Ville de Strasbourg 🏛️🥂”
— Bluesky· May 2026“⚽ KICK OFF! Oleksandria II vs Chayka is underway! Live scores, stats & match feed 👇 https://www.footy-feed.com/matches/oleksandria-ii-vs-chayka-2026-05-06 #OleksandriaIi #Chayka #DruhaLiga”
— Bluesky· May 2026“🚨WE LIVE!!!🚨 Come on into the Waffle House. Pull up a chair, kick off your shoes and get comfy while we get back into Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. www.twitch.tv/k_of_double_k”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Today ⚽ 🆚 Glasgow University 🗓️ 6 May 🕗 8pm kick off 🏟️ Excelsior Stadium See you at the football!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Great to kick off this exciting new project yesterday!💥 We’re delighted to have received ESRC IAA funding to support a place-based, grassroots pilot focused on developing skills for young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in Surrey.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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