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launch

/ launch /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck
Type of:
motorboat powerboat
verb Sense 2
smoothen the surface of
"float plaster"
Type of:
smooth smoothen
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
propel with force
"launch the space shuttle"
"Launch a ship"
Type of:
propel impel
Kinds of:
float blast off
Derived:
launching catapult launcher rocket launcher
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
get going; give impetus to
"launch a career"
"Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"
Type of:
move displace
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage
"launch a ship"
Type of:
set in motion
Derived:
launching
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 6
the act of propelling with force
Type of:
propulsion actuation
Kinds of:
rocket firing rocket launching
verb Sense 7
begin with vigor
"He launched into a long diatribe"
"She plunged into a dangerous adventure"
Type of:
get down begin get
Verb group:
plunge
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 8
set up or found
"She set up a literacy program"
Opposites:
abolish get rid of
Type of:
open open up
Derived:
foundation founder beginner founding father father
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
66%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
33
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

motorboat powerboat smooth smoothen propel impel float blast off move displace set in motion propulsion