kick off
1 (v + adv) garment TRANSITIVEciceáil díotcaith díot 2 (v + adv) informal begin INTRANSITIVEtosaigh verb tús a chur le the concert kicks off with Kíla cuirfidh Kíla tús leis an gceolchoirmTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 (v + adv) informal of concert, conference, etc: start TRANSITIVEtosaigh verb tús a chur le ceann a chur ar 4 (v + adv) SOCC make first kick INTRANSITIVEtús a chur leis an imirtan cic tosaigh a bhualadhan cic tosaigh a thógáil 5 (v + adv) SOCC game: be started by first kick INTRANSITIVEtosaigh verb the match kicked off at three o'clock thosaigh an cluiche ar a trí a chlog, cuireadh tús leis an gcluiche ar a trí a chlog 6 (v + adv) SOCC begin by making first kick TRANSITIVEtús a chur le just as he was kicking off the second half go díreach agus é ag cur tús leis an dara leath 7 (v + prep) informal expel sb from TRANSITIVEbris as PhrVcaith amach as she was kicked off the team briseadh as an bhfoireann í, cuireadh den fhoireann í → féach kick