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launch

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verb

ˈlȯnch How to pronounce launch (audio)
ˈlänch
launched; launching; launches

transitive verb

1
a
: to throw forward : hurl
launched an arrow at a target
b
: to release, catapult, or send off (a self-propelled object)
launch a rocket
2
a
: to set (a boat or ship) afloat
b
: to give (a person) a start
launched her on a new career
c(1)
: to put into operation or set in motion : initiate, introduce
launch a business
launch a fund drive
(2)
: to get off to a good start
a literary dinner to launch the book Newsweek
d
: to load into a computer's memory and run
launch a program

intransitive verb

1
a
: to spring forward : take off
The catapult snagged and the plane overturned before it could launch.
b
: to enter energetically
launched into an impromptu speech Tim Tucker
2
a
archaic : to slide down the ways
b
: to make a start
had launched on his hour of study Hallam Tennyson

launch

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noun (1)

: an act or instance of launching

launch

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noun (2)

1
: a large boat that operates from a ship
2
: a small motorboat that is open or that has the forepart of the hull covered

Example Sentences

Verb The enemy launched an attack at sunrise. She's trying to launch a new career as a singer. The police have launched an investigation into his activities. He helped launch her in her career as a singer. The company is expected to launch several new products next year. You can launch the program by double-clicking on the icon. See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun (1)

Middle English, from Anglo-French *lancher, lancer, from Late Latin lanceare to wield a lance — more at lance

Noun (2)

Spanish or Portuguese; Spanish lancha, from Portuguese

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun (1)

1749, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of launch was in the 14th century

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