Launch - Definition
launch
n 1: a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck
2: the act of propelling with force [syn: launching, launch]
v 1: set up or found; "She set up a literacy program" [syn:
establish, set up, found, launch] [ant: abolish,
get rid of]
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" [syn: plunge, launch]
5: get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions
set in motion a complicated judicial process" [syn: launch,
set in motion]
6: smoothen the surface of; "launch plaster"