launch
1to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
to float (a newly constructed boat or ship) usually by allowing to slide down inclined ways into the water.
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.
to start (a person) on a course, career, etc.
to set going; initiate: to launch a scheme.
to start (a new venture) or promote (a new product): They launched a new breakfast cereal.
Computers. to start (a software program).
to burst out or plunge boldly or directly into action, speech, etc.
to start out or forth; push out or put forth on the water.
the act of launching.
Origin of launch
1Other words for launch
Other words from launch
- launch·a·ble, adjective
- un·launched, adjective
- well-launched, adjective
Other definitions for launch (2 of 2)
a heavy open or half-decked boat propelled by oars or by an engine.
a large utility boat carried by a warship.
Origin of launch
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How to use launch in a sentence
Persuading China to block the north is a lot easier than the U.S. launching a retaliatory cyberstrike against the Sony attackers.
Obama Could Hit China to Punish North Korea | Shane Harris, Tim Mak | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis year, the dispensary is launching its sale on Thanksgiving, carrying over into Black Friday.
Colorado Weed Dispensaries Celebrate ‘Green Friday’ | Abby Haglage | November 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST"Nowhere to run ain't got nowhere to go," Springsteen sings before launching into the "Born in the U.S.A." chorus in repetition.
Are Politicians Too Dumb to Understand the Lyrics to ‘Born in the USA’? | Parker Molloy | November 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTGovernment forces, he says, are constantly on the back foot, rarely launching offensives to regain territory.
Iraqis Swear: Baghdad Airport is Safe From ISIS | Susannah George | October 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJose Neves entered the world of fashion when he was 20, launching a cyberpunk shoe label.
Meet the Creative: Farfetch Brings Couture to Your Couch | The Fashion Beast Team | October 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
That day marked distinctly Scattergood's launching on a greater body of water.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington KellandIt is arrogance to think of launching out to serve the whole of India when I am hardly able to serve even my own family.
Third class in Indian railways | Mahatma GandhiAnd this, alas—as the publisher pointed out—was a poor sort of preparation for the launching of the war-novel.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton SinclairHe agreed, and, launching our boat and throwing in two buckets of eggs, we pulled out.
Then came the work of putting the boat into shape, launching it, getting in the stores, and lastly the voyagers.
Overland | John William De Forest
British Dictionary definitions for launch (1 of 2)
/ (lɔːntʃ) /
to move (a vessel) into the water
to move (a newly built vessel) into the water for the first time
(tr)
to start off or set in motion: to launch a scheme
to put (a new product) on the market
(tr) to propel with force
to involve (oneself) totally and enthusiastically: to launch oneself into work
(tr) to set (a missile, spacecraft, etc) into motion
(tr) to catapult (an aircraft), as from the deck of an aircraft carrier
(intr foll by into) to start talking or writing (about): he launched into a story
(intr usually foll by out) to start (out) on a fresh course
(intr usually foll by out) informal to spend a lot of money
an act or instance of launching
Origin of launch
1British Dictionary definitions for launch (2 of 2)
/ (lɔːntʃ) /
a motor driven boat used chiefly as a transport boat
the largest of the boats of a man-of-war
Origin of launch
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