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launch ¹  (lônch, länch)

v. launched, launch·ing, launch·es

v.tr.

1.

a. To throw or propel with force; hurl: launch a spear.

b. To set or thrust (a self-propelled craft or projectile) in motion: launch a rocket; launch a torpedo.

2. Nautical To put (a boat) into the water in readiness for use.

3. To set going; initiate: launch a career; launch a business venture.

4. To introduce to the public or to a market: launched the new perfume with prime-time commercials on the major networks.

5. To give (someone) a start, as in a career or vocation.

v.intr.

1. To begin a new venture or phase; embark: launch forth on a dangerous mission; launched out on her own after college.

2. To enter enthusiastically into something; plunge: launched into a description of the movie.

n.

The act of launching.

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[Middle English launchen, from Old North French lancher, from Latin lancere, to wield a lance, from lancea, lance; see lance.]

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launch ¹

Verb

1. to move (a vessel) into the water, esp. for the first time

2.

a. to start off or set in motion: to launch an appeal

b. to put (a new product) on the market

3. to set (a rocket, missile, or spacecraft) into motion

4. to involve (oneself) totally and enthusiastically: Francis launched himself into the transfer market with gusto

5. launch into to start talking or writing (about)

6. (usually foll. by out)to start (out) on a new enterprise

Noun

an act or instance of launching [Late Latin lanceare to use a lance, hence to set in motion]

launcher n

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launch ²

Noun

an open motorboat [Malay lancharan boat, from lanchar speed]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	launch - a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck motorboat, powerboat - a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine
	2.	launch - the act of propelling with force launching actuation, propulsion - the act of propelling rocket firing, rocket launching - the launching of a rocket or missile under its own power
Verb	1.	launch - set up or found; "She set up a literacy program" establish, found, set up open, open up - start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; "open a business"
	2.	launch - propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship" propel, impel - cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship" float - put into the water; "float a ship" blast off - launch with great force; "the rockets were blasted off"
	3.	launch - launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage; "launch a ship" set in motion, launch - get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"
	4.	launch - begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure" plunge begin, commence, set out, start, start out, set about, get down, get - take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" plunge - dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly"
	5.	launch - get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process" set in motion launch - launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage; "launch a ship" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	6.	launch - smoothen the surface of; "launch plaster" smooth, smoothen - make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood"

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launch

verb 1. propel, fire, dispatch, discharge, project, send off, set in motion, send into orbit

verb 2. begin, start, open, initiate, introduce, found, set up, originate, commence, get under way, instigate, inaugurate, embark upon

noun 3. propelling, projection, sendoff

noun 4. beginning, start, introduction, initiation, opening, founding, setting-up, inauguration, commencement, instigation

launch into something start enthusiastically, begin, initiate, embark on, instigate, inaugurate, embark upon

Translations

launch [lɔːntʃ] n (boat) → lancha see also launching

vt [+ ship] → botar [+ rocket, plan]; lanzar

launch forth vi to launch forth (into) → lanzarse a or en, emprender

launch out vi = launch forth

launch [lɔːntʃ] n → lancement m (= boat); chaloupe f;

(also: motor launch) → vedette f

vt [+ ship, rocket, plan] → lancer

launch into vt fus → se lancer dans

launch out vi to launch out (into) → se lancer (dans)

launch [lɔːntʃ] n [of rocket, missile] → Abschuss m;

(of satellite) → Start m;

(Comm) (of product) → Einführung f;

(000) (with publicity) → Lancierung f (= motorboat); Barkasse f

vt [+ ship] → vom Stapel lassen [+ rocket, missile]; abschießen [+ satellite]; starten (fig) (= start); beginnen mit;

(Comm) → auf den Markt bringen;

(000) (with publicity) → lancieren

launch into launch vt fus [+ speech] → vom Stapel lassen [+ activity]; in Angriff nehmen

launch out launch vi to launch out (into) → beginnen (mit)

launch [lɔːntʃ] n [of rocket, product etc] → lancio; [of new ship] → varo;

(boat) → scialuppa;

(also: motor launch) → lancia

vt [+ rocket, product] → lanciare [+ ship, plan]; varare

launch out vi to launch out (into) → lanciarsi (in)

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launch¹

v launch [loːntʃ]

1 to make (a boat or ship) slide into the water or (a rocket) leave the ground As soon as the alarm was sounded, the lifeboat was launched; The Russians have launched a rocket.tewaterlating, lanseringيُطْلِقُ صاروخا أو يُنْزِلُ سَفينَةًизстрелвамspustit; vypustitsøsætte; opsendeins Wasser lassen, abschießenκαθελκύω, εκτοξεύωbotar, echar al marvette laskma, üles lennutamaبه آب انداختن؛ راه انداختنlaskea vesille, laukaistalancerלְהַשִׁיקजलावतरणlansirativízre bocsát (hajót); kilő (rakétát)meluncurkanhleypa af stokkunum; skjóta á loftlanciare; mettere in acqua*発射する(배를) 진수시키다, (로켓을) 발사시키다nuleisti į vandenį, paleistinolaist ūdenī (kuģi); palaist (raķeti)melancarkante water laten, lancerensjøsette; skyte oppwodować, wystrzelićlançara lansaспускать на воду; запускатьspustiť na vodu; vypustiťsplaviti, izstrelitilansiratisjösätta, skjuta ut (av, upp)ปล่อยsuya indirmek; uzaya fırlatmak使(船)下水；發射(火箭)спускати судно на воду; запускатиجہاز کو پانی میں تیرانا ، یا راکیٹ وغیرہ کو فضا میں چھوڑناhạ thuỷ; phóng使（船）下水；发射（火箭）

2 to start (a person, project etc) off on a course His success launched him on a brilliant career.beginيُطْلِقُ، يَنْطَلِقُзапочвамvynéststarte; sætte igangin Gang setzenπροωθώ, λανσάρω, ξεκινώlanzaralust panemaروانه کردنpanna alullelancerלִפתוֹחַआरम्भ करनाlansirati, pokrenutielindítmeluncurkanfleyta áleiðis, koma af staðlanciare, avviare乗り出させる...을 ...에 내보내다 ［진출시키다］; 시작하다, 나서다atverti kelią, pradėtiuzsāktmenceburkan diri dalamlancereninnlede, starte, lanserewylansować, zapoczątkować, ukierunkowaćlançara lansaдавать стартpriniesťodpreti potpokrenutistarta, sätta i gång, hjälpa framปล่อยตัว (การแข่งขัน)başlatmak使開始從事починати; пускати в хідکسی شخص کو راہ پر لگاناkhởi đầu使开始从事

3 to throw. gooiيُلْقيхвърлямhoditkasteschleudernεξαπολύωlanzarviskamaپرتاب کردنsinkauttaalancerלִזרוֹקछोड़ना, प्रक्षेपित करनाbacitidobmelemparkanþeyta, kastalanciare投げる던지다mestis, pultimest; raidītmelontarkanwerpenkaste, slynge utcisnąćatirara aruncaметатьhodiťvrečibacitislunga, kastaปล่อยatmak, fırlatmak投擲кидати; метатиپھینکناném投掷

n

(an) act of launching. werpإطْلاق صاروخ، إنْزال سفينَةٍ، إنْطِلاق في عَمَلизстрелванеspuštění; vypuštěnísøsætning; opsendelse; start; igangsætningder Stapellaufκαθέλκυση, εκτόξευση, ξεκίνημα, λανσάρισμαlanzamientovettelaskmine, üleslennutamineراه اندازیvesillelasku, laukaisulancementהַשָׁקָהजलावतरण, प्रक्षेपणlansiranjevízre bocsátás; kilövéspeluncuransjósetning; flugtaklancio発射진수, 발사nuleidimas, paleidimas(kuģa) nolaišana ūdenī; (raķetes) palaišanapelancarantewaterlating, lanceringsjøsetting; utskyting; start, lanseringwodowanie, wystrzelenielançamentolansareспуск на воду; запускspustenie na vodu; vypusteniesplavitev, izstrelitevlansiranjesjösättning, start, uppskjutning, avfyrningการปล่อยatma, fırlatma; suya indirme發射спуск судна на воду; запускپینکنے کا عملhành động phóng; hạ thuỷ发射

n ˈlaunching-pad

a platform from which a rocket can be launched. lanseerkussingمِنَصَّه أو قاعِدَة إطْلاقракетна площадкаodpalovací rampaaffyringsrampedie Abschußrampeεξέδρα εκτόξευσηςplataforma de lanzamientoraketialusسکوی پرتابlaukaisualustarampe de lancementכַּן-שִׁיגוּרप्रक्षेपण स्थलlansirna rampakilövőpályalandasan peluncuranskotpallurrampa/piattaforma di lancio発射台발사대paleidimo aikštelėstarta laukumslandas pelancaranlanceerplatformutskytningsrampewyrzutnia rakietowaplataforma de lançamentorampă de lansareстартовая площадкаodpaľovacia rampaizstrelitvena rampalansirna rampaavskjutningsramp, startplattaฐานปล่อยfırlatma rampası發射台стартовий майданчик, пускова платформаراکیٹ کو فضا میں بھیجنے کا مقامbệ phóng发射台

launch into

to begin eagerly He launched into an enthusiastic description of the play.begin, instuurيَشْرَعُ مُتَحَمِّساвпускам сеdát se dokaste sig ud isich stürzenαρχίζω με ενθουσιασμόiniciarhoogsalt alustamaبا حرارت شروع کردنantautuase lancer dansלִצלוֹל אֶל-उत्सुकता से प्रारंभ करनाkrenutinekifogmemulaihefjast handa, kasta sér útílanciarsi in～し始める갑자기［격렬하게］ ...하기 시작하다leistis, pradėtidedzīgi iesaistīties; nodotiesmemulakan sesuatu dengan beria-iavol vuur beginnen aankaste seg ut i, fortelle ivrig omwdać/zaangażować sięiniciara se lansa/a se avânta înс жаром пускаться вpustiť sa dozačetiupustiti sebörja tala vitt och brett omปล่อยistekle başlamak, azimle girişmek積極投入вдатися доجوش کے ساتھ شروع کرناbắt đầu dấn vào投入

launch out

to throw oneself freely into some new activity (often involving spending money). uitbrei, onderneemيَنْدَفِعُ إلى عَمَلٍ فيه نفقات كثيرَهпръскамpustit se (do)kaste sig ud isich stürzenδοκιμάζω την τύχη μου σε κτ. νέο, καταγίνομαιlanzarse, ponerse en marcha(tegevusse) sukeldumaکار مهمی را آغاز کردنryhtyäse lancer dansלְהַתחִיל בְּ-नए ढंग से प्रारंभ करनाupustiti se(vállalkozásba) kezdterjunhefjast handa, taka til óspilltra málannaimbarcarsi in乗り出す마음대로 ...하기 시작하다imtis (kokios nors veiklos)uzsākt; šķiesties ar naudumemulakanzich storten ingå i gang med, kaste seg ut izaangażować/pogrążyć sięabalançar-se aa se lansa în; a se arunca laсмело начинатьpustiť sa (do)zagnati sekrenuti uge sig in på, sätta i gång medปล่อยbir işe girişmek, atılmak大肆揮霍розпочати робити щоکسی نئی کارگزاری میں کود پڑناtự do làm gì大肆挥霍