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• launch into — Synonyms and related words: accept, assume, attack, attempt, buckle to, dive into, embark in, embark upon, endeavor, engage in, enter on, enter upon, fall into, fall to, get busy, get cracking, get going, get under way, get with it, go about, go… …   Moby Thesaurus

• launch — launch1 [lônch] vt. [ME launchen < OFr lanchier < LL(Ec) lanceare, to wield a lance < L lancea, LANCE] 1. to hurl, discharge, or send off (a weapon, blow, etc.) 2. to send forth with some force [to launch a plane by catapult] 3. to cause …   English World dictionary

• launch — [v1] send off barrage, bombard, bung, cast, catapult, discharge, dispatch, drive, eject, fire, fling, heave, hurl, lance, pitch, project, propel, send forth, set afloat, set in motion, shoot, sling, throw, toss; concepts 179,222 Ant. hold, keep… …   New thesaurus

• launch — I (initiate) verb activate, begin, embark, es lish, found, generate, handsel, inaugurate, induce, instit introduce, lay the foundations, make active, open, o nate, put in motion, set going, set in motion, start, take first step, take the lead,… …   Law dictionary

• launch — I. /lɔntʃ / (say lawnch) noun 1. a heavy open or half decked boat. 2. the largest boat carried by a warship. {Spanish, Portuguese lancha} II. /lɔntʃ / (say lawnch) verb (t) 1. to set (a boat) afloat; lower into the water. 2. to cause (a newly… …  

• launch — launch1 launchable, adj. /lawnch, lahnch/, v.t. 1. to set (a boat or ship) in the water. 2. to float (a newly constructed boat or ship) usually by allowing to slide down inclined ways into the water. 3. to send forth, catapult, or release, as a… …   Universalium

• launch — Synonyms and related words: advance, altitude peak, automatic control, begin, blast off, blast off, boat, bowl, bring before, bring forward, bring up, broach, bundle, bundle off, bung, burn, burnout, cabin cruiser, cast, catapult, ceiling,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• launch — I [[t]lɔntʃ, lɑntʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) naut. navig. to set (a boat or ship) in the water 2) naut. navig. to float (a newly constructed boat or ship) usu. by allowing it to slide down an incline into the water 3) to send forth, catapult, or release: to… …   From formal English to slang

• launch — {{11}}launch (n.) large boat carried on a warship, 1690s, from Port. lancha barge, launch, apparently from Malay lancharan, from lanchar quick, agile; English spelling influenced by LAUNCH (Cf. launch) (v.). {{12}}launch (v.) c.1300, to rush,… …   Etymology dictionary

• launch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. float, start, get going; throw, cast, hurl. See beginning, propulsion, astronautics. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. motorboat, cabin cruiser, ship s launch; see boat , ship . v. 1. [To initiate] Syn.… …   English dictionary for students

• launch — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. set (a vessel) afloat. 2 tr. hurl or send forth (a weapon, rocket, etc.). 3 tr. start or set in motion (an enterprise, a person on a course of action, etc.). 4 tr. formally introduce (a new product) with publicity etc. 5 intr …   Useful english dictionary