āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
kick off
/kËÉĒk ËÉf/
to kick off
[phrase form: kick]
01
āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to cause something to begin, particularly initiating an event or process
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The company plans to kick off the new marketing campaign next week.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšā§ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻŖāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻž āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The conference will kick off with a keynote speech from the CEO.
āĻāĻ¨āĻĢāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻāĻŋ CEO-āĻāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ˛ āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ āĻĒāĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to remove something, often with a sudden or forceful motion
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She kicked her sandals off and jumped into the pool.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§āĻ˛ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻĢ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
04
āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻĢ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
(in sports) to start a game or match by kicking the ball or puck
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The referee blew the whistle, and the game kicked off.
āĻ°ā§āĻĢāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻļāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĨ¤
05
āĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to start causing trouble or a disturbance, often in an aggressive or disruptive manner, which may cause problems for others in a public setting
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The party was going fine until one guy kicked off and started a fight.
āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻ¤āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ˛āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
06
āĻŦāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to expel, dismiss, or remove someone from a position or role, often due to poor performance, misconduct, or other reasons
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The coach had no choice but to kick off the player who consistently violated team rules.
āĻā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻž āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽ āĻ˛āĻā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤āĨ¤
07
āĻŽāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to pass away, usually suddenly or unexpectedly
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The old man kicked off in his sleep.
āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
08
āĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to suddenly become angry
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The teacher kicked off when she saw the students were not paying attention.
āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻ āĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻ°āĻž āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
09
abruptly leave, abruptly leave
to quit or leave a job or position, usually in an abrupt or sudden manner
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The employee kicked off after being treated unfairly by her boss.
āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ
āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
