- ˌkick (sth) ˈoff
- phrasal verb
informalto begin, or to begin somethingThe game kicks off at noon.[/ex]I'd like to kick off with a quick look at last month's sales figures.[/ex]
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ˌkick (sth) ˈoff
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kick sth off — UK US kick sth off Phrasal Verb with kick({{}}/kɪk/ verb [T] INFORMAL ► if you kick off a discussion or an activity, you start it: kick (sth) off with sth/by doing sth »I d like to kick off the discussion with a few statistics … Financial and business terms
kick something off — 1) remove something, esp. shoes, by striking out vigorously with the foot or feet 2) informal begin something the presidential primary kicks off the political year * * * ˌkick sthˈoff derived to remove sth by kicking • to kick off your shoes… … Useful english dictionary
kick — [kɪk] verb kick in phrasal verb 1. [intransitive] informal if a system, arrangement, event etc kicks in, it begins to have an effect: • Many lawyers are hurrying to arrange settlements before the new tax rules kick in. 2. [intransitive,… … Financial and business terms
kick — 1 verb 1 HIT WITH YOUR FOOT (I, T) to hit something with your foot: She kicked me under the table. | Joe, stop kicking! | kick sth down/over etc: The police kicked the door down. | kick sth around/towards etc: Billy was kicking a ball around the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
kick*/*/*/ — [kɪk] verb I 1) [I/T] to hit someone or something with your foot Mum! Jimmy kicked me![/ex] A couple of children were kicking a ball around.[/ex] Southgate kicked the door open.[/ex] She felt as if she had been kicked in the stomach.[/ex] 2)… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
kick — kick1 W3S2 [kık] v [I and T] 1.) to hit something with your foot kick sth down/over/around etc ▪ Billy was kicking a ball around the yard. ▪ The police kicked the door down. kick sb in the stomach/face/shin etc ▪ There was a scuffle and he kicked … Dictionary of contemporary English
kick off with something — ˌkick ˈoff (with sth) derived (informal) to start • What time shall we kick off? • Tom will kick off with a few comments. related noun ↑kick off … Useful english dictionary
kick off something — ˌkick ˈoff sth derived to start a discussion, a meeting, an event, etc. Syn: ↑open Main entry: ↑kickderived … Useful english dictionary
kick — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act of kicking ADJECTIVE ▪ good, hard, hefty, powerful, sharp, swift, vicious ▪ She gave him a hard kick to the stomach … Collocations dictionary
lead something off — BEGIN, start (off), commence, open; informal kick off. → lead * * * ˌlead ˈoff | ˌlead sthˈoff derived to start sth • Who would like to lead off the debate? M … Useful english dictionary
