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1.nounThe movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built. (Compare: to splash a ship.)
2.nounThe act or fact of launching (a ship/vessel, a project, a new book, etc.).
3.nounAn event held to celebrate the launch of a ship/vessel, project, a new book, etc.; a launch party."book launch"
4.verbTo throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
5.verbTo pierce with, or as with, a lance.
6.verbTo cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to set afloat."The navy launched another ship."
7.verbTo cause (a rocket, balloon, etc., or the payload thereof) to begin its flight upward from the ground."NASA launched several unmanned rockets before launching any of the Mercury astronauts."
8.verbTo send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation"Our business launched a new project."
9.verbTo start (a program or feature); to execute or bring into operation."Double-click an icon to launch the associated application."
10.verbTo release; to put onto the market for sale
11.verbOf a ship, rocket, balloon, etc.: to depart on a voyage; to take off.
12.verb(often with out) To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water; to plunge; to begin."to launch into an argument or discussion"
13.verb(of a program) To start to operate."After clicking the icon, the application will launch."