Launch

English Meaning

To throw, as a lance or dart; to hurl; to let fly.

1. To throw or propel with force; hurl: launch a spear.
2. To set or thrust (a self-propelled craft or projectile) in motion: launch a rocket; launch a torpedo.
3. Nautical To put (a boat) into the water in readiness for use.
4. To set going; initiate: launch a career; launch a business venture.
5. To introduce to the public or to a market: launched the new perfume with prime-time commercials on the major networks.
6. To give (someone) a start, as in a career or vocation.
7. To begin a new venture or phase; embark: launch forth on a dangerous mission; launched out on her own after college.
8. To enter enthusiastically into something; plunge: launched into a description of the movie.
9. The act of launching.
10. A large ship's boat.
11. A large, open motorboat.