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verb (used with object)
1.
to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
2.
to float (a newly constructed boat or ship) usually by allowing to slide down inclined ways into the water.
3.
to send forth, catapult, or release, as a self-propelled vehicle or weapon: Rockets were launched midway in the battle. The submarine launched its torpedoes and dived rapidly.
4.
to start (a person) on a course, career, etc.
5.
EXPANDto set going; initiate: to launch a scheme.
verb (used without object)
9.
to burst out or plunge boldly or directly into action, speech, etc.
10.
to start out or forth; push out or put forth on the water.
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Launched
is always a great word to know.
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noun
11.
the act of launching.
Origin:
1300–50; late Middle English launche < Anglo-French lancher < Late Latin lanceāre to wield a lance; see lance1
1300–50; late Middle English launche < Anglo-French lancher < Late Latin lanceāre to wield a lance; see lance1
Related forms
launch·a·ble, adjective
un·launched, adjective
well-launched, adjective
Synonyms
5. inaugurate, institute.
5. inaugurate, institute.
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Word Origin & History
launch
"large boat carried on a warship," 1697, from Port. lancha "barge, launch," apparently from Malay lancharan, from lanchar "quick, agile;" Eng. spelling infl. by launch (v.).
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launch (one's lunch) definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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