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launch

UK/lɔːnt͡ʃ/ US/loːnt͡ʃ/ common
verb (6) noun (2)

verb

1.

set up or found

  • “She set up a literacy program”
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2.

propel with force

  • “launch the space shuttle”
  • “Launch a ship”
3.

launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage

  • “launch a ship”
4.

begin with vigor

  • “He launched into a long diatribe”
  • “She plunged into a dangerous adventure”
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5.

take from stowage in preparation for use

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6.

smoothen the surface of

  • “float plaster”

noun

1.

a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck

2.

the act of propelling with force

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Origin

From Middle English launchen (“to throw as a lance”), Old French lanchier, another form (Old Northern French/Norman variant, compare Jèrriais lanchi) of lancier, French lancer, from lance.

Phrases

  • book launch
  • captain's launch
  • failure to launch
  • launch angle
  • launch complex
  • launch forth
  • launch game
  • launch into
  • launch loop
  • launch lug
  • launch lunch
  • launch one's lunch

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