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- DictionaryLaunch/lôn(t)SH/
verb
- 1. set (a boat) in motion by pushing it or allowing it to roll into the water: "the town's lifeboat was launched to rescue the fishermen"
- 2. start or set in motion (an activity or enterprise): "she was launching a campaign against ugly architecture"
noun
- 1. an act or instance of launching something: "the launch of a new campaign against drinking and driving"
[transitive, intransitive] launch something (computing) to start a computer program; (of a computer program) to start. You can launch programs and documents from your keyboard. It’s not the fastest way to launch an application. I was impressed with how fast the app launches.
LAUNCH meaning: 1. to send a spacecraft or bomb into the sky, or a ship into the water: 2. to begin an important…. Learn more.
to set going; initiate: to launch a scheme. to throw ; hurl : to launch a spear. to start (a new venture) or promote (a new product): They launched a new breakfast cereal.
to begin something such as a plan or introduce something new such as a product: The programme was launched a year ago. The airline will launch its new transatlantic service next month. A devastating attack was launched on the rebel stronghold.
Apr 24, 2024 · 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 (a newly built vessel) to slide from the land into the water; set afloat. 4. to set in operation; start, inaugurate, etc.
Definition of launch noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun launch, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
