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verb
- 1. 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" Similar
- 2. start or set in motion (an activity or enterprise): "she was launching a campaign against ugly architecture"
noun
- 1. an act or instance of launching something: "the launch of a new campaign against drinking and driving"
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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.
to begin something such as a plan or introduce something new such as a product: The programme was launched a year ago. The airline will launch its new transatlantic service next month. A devastating attack was launched on the rebel stronghold.
launch. 1. [ lawnch, lahnch ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. verb (used with object) to set (a boat or ship) in the water. to float (a newly constructed boat or ship) usually by allowing to slide down inclined ways into the water. to send forth, catapult, or release, as a self-propelled vehicle or weapon: Rockets were launched midway in the battle.
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 begin something such as a plan or introduce something new such as a product: The program was launched a year ago. The airline will launch its new transatlantic service next month. A devastating attack was launched on the rebel stronghold.
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.
To launch a rocket, missile, or satellite means to send it into the air or into space.
Definition of launch verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to send forth, catapult, or release, as a self-propelled vehicle or weapon: Rockets were launched midway in the battle. The submarine launched its torpedoes and dived rapidly. to start (a person) on a course, career, etc.
to send a spacecraft or bomb into the sky, or a ship into the water: to launch a rocket / satellite. to launch a boat / fleet. launch verb [T] (BEGIN) B2. to begin an important activity: to launch an attack / inquiry / investigation. launch verb [T] (NEW PRODUCT) B2.
