launch
Meaning of launch
verb
- set (a boat) in motion by pushing it or allowing it to roll into the water.
the town's lifeboat was launched to rescue the fishermen
- start or set in motion (an activity or enterprise).
the government is to launch a £1.25 million publicity campaign
- an act or instance of launching something.
the launch of a new campaign against drinking and driving
Middle English (in the sense ‘hurl a missile, discharge with force’): from Anglo-Norman French launcher, variant of Old French lancier (see lance).
noun- a large motorboat, used especially for short trips.
she cruised the waterways on a luxury motor launch
a police launch halted a small boat
late 17th century: from Spanish lancha ‘pinnace’, perhaps from Malay lancharan, from lanchar ‘swift, nimble’.
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Hyphenation of launch
launch
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- launch is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
launch synonyms
Meaning launching:
Meaning establish:
Meaning plunge:
Meaning offer the shares of (a company) for sale on the stock market for the first time:
Meaning (of event or process) happen or come into being:
Meaning perform or undergo the first part of (an action or activity):
Meaning cause (a process or action) to begin:
Meaning bring about or initiate (an action or event):
Meaning introduce or establish (a scheme, undertaking, or policy):
Meaning begin or introduce (a system, policy, or period):
Meaning arrange systematically; order:
Meaning bring (something, especially a product, measure, or concept) into use or operation for the first time:
Meaning (of an enterprise, meeting, or event) begin or be formally established:
Meaning create or initiate (something):
Meaning bring (something) into existence:
Meaning develop or be the first to use or apply (a new method, area of knowledge, or activity):
Meaning make (something) active or operative:
Meaning plan and direct (an ingenious and complex scheme or enterprise):
Meaning perform in public for the first time:
Meaning begin:
Translation of launch
- Spanish: lanzar, correr, ejecutar, botar, lanzamiento
- French: lancer, exécuter, lancement
- German: ausführen
- Italian: eseguire, lanciare, varare, lancio
- Portuguese: lançar, lançamento
Anagrams of launch
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