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]