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LAUNCH
launching, launch
(noun) the act of propelling with force
launch
(noun) a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck
launch
(verb) smoothen the surface of; âlaunch plasterâ
launch
(verb) propel with force; âlaunch the space shuttleâ; âLaunch a shipâ
launch, set in motion
(verb) get going; give impetus to; âlaunch a careerâ; âHer actions set in motion a complicated judicial processâ
launch
(verb) launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage; âlaunch a shipâ
establish, set up, found, launch
(verb) set up or found; âShe set up a literacy programâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
launch (third-person singular simple present launches, present participle launching, simple past and past participle (obsolete) launcht or launched)
(transitive) To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
(transitive, obsolete) To pierce with, or as with, a lance.
Synonyms: lance, pierce
(transitive) To cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to set afloat.
(transitive) To cause (a rocket, balloon, etc, or the payload thereof) to begin its flight upward from the ground.
(transitive) To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation
(transitive, computing) To start (a program or feature); to execute or bring into operation.
(transitive) To release; to put onto the market for sale
(intransitive) Of a ship, rocket, balloon, etc.: to depart on a voyage; to take off.
(intransitive, often with out) To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water; to plunge; to begin.
(intransitive, computing, of a program) To start to operate.
Noun
launch (plural launches)
The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built. (Compare: to splash a ship.)
The act or fact of launching (a ship/vessel, a project, a new book, etc.).
An event held to celebrate the launch of a ship/vessel, project, a new book, etc.; a launch party.
Hyponyms
• cold launch
• hard launch
• hot launch
• soft launch
Etymology 2
Noun
launch (plural launches)
(nautical) The boat of the largest size and/or of most importance belonging to a ship of war, and often called the "captain's boat" or "captain's launch".
(nautical) A boat used to convey guests to and from a yacht.
(nautical) An open boat of any size powered by steam, petrol, electricity, etc.
Anagrams
• chulan, nuchal
Source: Wiktionary
Launch, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Launched; p. pr. & vb. n. Launching.] Etym: [OE. launchen to throw as a lance, OF. lanchier, another form of lancier, F. lancer, fr. lance lance. See Lance.] [Written also lanch.]
1. To throw, as a lance or dart; to hurl; to let fly.
2. To strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce. [Obs.] Launch your hearts with lamentable wounds. Spenser.
3. To cause to move or slide from the land into the water; to set afloat; as, to launch a ship. With stays and cordage last he rigged the ship, And rolled on levers, launched her in the deep. Pope.
4. To send out; to start (one) on a career; to set going; to give a start to (something); to put in operation; as, to launch a son in the world; to launch a business project or enterprise. All art is used to sink episcopacy, and launch presbytery in England. Eikon Basilike.
Launch, v. i.
Definition: To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water; to plunge; to make a beginning; as, to launch into the current of a stream; to launch into an argument or discussion; to launch into lavish expenditures; -- often with out. Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. Luke v. 4. He [Spenser] launches out into very flowery paths. Prior.
Launch, n.
1. The act of launching.
2. The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built.
3. Etym: [Cf. Sp. lancha.] (Naut.)
Definition: The boat of the largest size belonging to a ship of war; also, an open boat of any size driven by steam, naphtha, electricity, or the like. Launching ways. (Naut.) See Way, n. (Naut.).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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