kickoff
(noun)
noun
1. (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score
Definition categories: act, beginning, commencement, start
2. the time at which something is supposed to begin
Similar word(s): beginning, commencement, first, offset, outset, showtime, start
Definition categories: time, point
3. a start given to contestants
- I was there with my parents at the kickoff