English Dictionary

kick off

verb

(transitive, intransitive) To make the first kick in a game or part of a game. / (transitive, intransitive, idiomatic) To start; to launch. / (transitive) To dismiss; to expel; to remove from a position.

I will kick off the meeting with a brief introduction.

意味（1）

(transitive, intransitive) 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.

意味（2）

(transitive, intransitive, idiomatic) To start; to launch.

Let's kick off this project with a planning meeting.

意味（3）

(transitive) To dismiss; to expel; to remove from a position.

I got kicked off the team after a string of poor performances

意味（4）

(intransitive, idiomatic, colloquial, euphemistic) To die or quit permanently.

It's a wonder that old dog hasn't kicked off yet.

意味（5）

(intransitive, idiomatic) To shut down or turn off suddenly.

The washer was working fine until it kicked off in the middle of a cycle.

意味（6）

(intransitive, idiomatic) To suddenly become more active.

The party kicked off when the third bottle of wine was opened.

意味（7）

(transitive, US, idiomatic, ranching, slang) To force the weaning of a bovine cow's calf by restricting the calf's access to its mother's udders. Used figuratively or literally.

A week after we kicked off her calf that cow was still bawling.

意味（8）

(intransitive, UK, idiomatic, colloquial) To be overcome with anger, to start an argument or a fight.

When she called him a drunk, it was the last straw. He just kicked off.

意味（9）

(intransitive, UK, idiomatic, colloquial, impersonal) To have a fight or argument start.

It really kicked off in town when the team lost.