Hypertext Webster Gateway: "kickoff"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
kickoff
n 1: a kick from the center of the field to start a football game
or to resume it after a score
2: the time at which something begins; "They got an early
start" [syn: {beginning}, {commencement}, {first}, {outset},
{start}, {starting time}, {offset}] [ant: {middle}, {end}]
3: a start given to contestants; "I was there with my parents
at the kickoff" [syn: {send-off}, {start-off}]
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