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START-OFF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does start-off mean?
• START-OFF (noun)
The noun START-OFF has 1 sense:
1. a start given to contestants
Familiarity information: START-OFF used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A start given to contestants
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
Context example:
I was there with my parents at the kickoff
Hypernyms ("start-off" is a kind of...):
start (the beginning of anything)
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