launch meaning and definition

LAUNCH noun

Definition of launch (noun)

1. a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck
2. the act of propelling with force
   • synonyms: launching

LAUNCH verb

Definition of launch (verb)

1. set up or found
   • "She set up a literacy program"
   • synonyms: establish, found, set up
   • antonym: abolish
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"
   • synonyms: plunge
5. get going; give impetus to
   • "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"
   • synonyms: set in motion
6. smoothen the surface of
   • "launch plaster"