Launch | Mean of launch in English Dictionary

/ˈlɑːntʃ/

• Verb
• to send or shoot (something, such as a rocket) into the air or water or into outer space
1. launch a rocket/missile/torpedo
2. launch a satellite
• to put (a boat or ship) on the water
1. launch a battleship/lifeboat
• to throw (something) forward in a forceful way
1. launch [=hurl] a spear
2. I was terrified when the ferocious animal suddenly launched itself at me. [=suddenly jumped at me]

• to begin (something that requires much effort)
1. The enemy launched an attack at sunrise.
2. She's trying to launch a new career as a singer.
3. launch a business
4. launch an experiment
5. The police have launched an investigation into his activities.
• to cause (a person or group) to start to be successful in a career, business, etc.
1. He helped launch her in her career as a singer.
• to offer or sell (something) for the first time
1. The company is expected to launch several new products next year.
2. launch a Web site
• to cause (a program) to start operating
1. You can launch the program by double-clicking on the icon.
• to suddenly begin doing or saying (something) in an energetic way
1. He suddenly launched into a speech about taxes.
• to become involved in (something) in an energetic way
1. She launched herself enthusiastically into the campaign.
• to begin doing something that is new and very different from what you have been doing
1. It's time to launch out and expand my horizons.
2. He left the company and launched out on his own.
• Noun
• an act of launching something: such as
• an act of shooting something (such as a rocket or missile) into the air or into outer space
1. a rocket launch
• an act of beginning a major activity
1. the launch of an attack
2. the launch of a new business
• an act or occasion when something new (such as a new product) is first offered or announced
1. the launch of a Web site
2. a party to celebrate the launch of a new product/book = a launch party for a new product/book
• a boat that carries passengers to the shore from a larger boat that is in a harbor