launch

nouns

a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck

launch

is a type of (narrower)

a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine

the act of propelling with force

launch, launching

set up or found

"She set up a literacy program"

establish, found, launch, set up

propel with force

"launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"

launch

is derived from

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

cause to move forward with force

"Steam propels this ship"

launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage

"launch a ship"

launch

is a type of (narrower)

get going; give impetus to

"launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"

begin with vigor

"He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure"

launch, plunge

get going; give impetus to

"launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"

launch, set in motion

smoothen the surface of

"launch plaster"

launch

is a type of (narrower)

make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing

"smooth the surface of the wood"