To launch something is to propel it or get it going, usually from a standing position. You can launch a rocket, a career, a product or even a watermelon. Either way, you're getting it off the ground.
To throw, as a lance or dart; to hurl; to let fly.
Noun
the act of propelling with force
Noun
a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck
Verb
begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure"
Verb
smoothen the surface of; "float plaster"
Verb
propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"
Verb
get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"
Verb
launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage; "launch a ship"
Verb
set up or found; "She set up a literacy program"
v. i.
To throw, as a lance or dart; to hurl; to let fly.
v. i.
To strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce.
v. i.
To cause to move or slide from the land into the water;
to set afloat; as, to launch a ship.
v. i.
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.
v. i.
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.
n.
The act of launching.
n.
The movement of a vessel from land into the water;
especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built.
n.
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.
Launch
Launch your hearts with lamentable wounds.3.
With stays and cordage last he rigged the ship, And rolled on levers, launched her in the deep.4.
All art is used to sink episcopacy, and launch presbytery in England.
Launch
Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
He [Spenser] launches out into very flowery paths.
Launch
To throw, as a lance or dart; to hurl; to let fly.
To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water; to plunge; to make a beginning;
The act of launching.
Usage Examples
In today's social business marketplace Facebook is one of the best places for nonprofits to be discovered and connect with a larger audience on the basis of shared values. So to get started, a non-profit should launch a Facebook page and invite your existing real world community to connect your cause and their networks.
When I decided to launch my first knitwear line, it was because I saw a void in the basics category. The editors were always looking for cool, fashion-forward tees and sweaters. So that's where I started.
These subsidies from four European governments, which include aircraft launch assistance, capital injections, debt forgiveness, have enabled Airbus to develop and range market airliners well below cost.
Al Qaeda is not the organization now that it was before. It is under stress organizationally. Its leadership spends more time trying to figure out how to keep from getting caught than they do trying to launch operations.
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Other Usage ExamplesI founded a launch company called International Microspace when I graduated medical school in 1989. We were trying to build a microsatellite launcher.
My goal is to be a household name, and when I do that, I want to help other girls become models, and maybe even launch a fashion line with my mom, like Beyonce did with her mother. My mom has such a good eye, and it's always been a dream of hers.
We know that al Qaeda is seeking radioactive materials and technology to launch a devastating attack, and that hundreds of radioactive sources have been lost or stolen in the U.S. and around the world.
You will launch many projects, but have time to finish only a few. So think, plan, develop, launch and tap good people to be responsible. Give them authority and hold them accountable. Trying to do too much yourself creates a bottleneck.
Ants are so much like human beings as to be an embarrassment. They farm fungi, raise aphids as livestock, launch armies into war, use chemical sprays to alarm and confuse enemies, capture slaves, engage in child labour, exchange information ceaselessly. They do everything but watch television.
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