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Noun launching has 3 senses
- launching - the act of moving a newly-built vessel into the water for the first time
--1 is a kind of propulsion, actuation
- introduction, debut, first appearance, launching, unveiling, entry - the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line"
--2 is a kind of beginning, start, commencement
--2 has particulars:
- launching, launch - the act of propelling with force
--3 is a kind of propulsion, actuation
--3 has particulars: rocket firing, rocket launching
Verb launch has 6 senses
- establish, set up, found, launch - set up or found; "She set up a literacy program"
--1 is one way to open, open up
Sample sentence:
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- launch - propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"
--2 is one way to propel, impel
Sample sentences:
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Something ----s something
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- launch - launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage; "launch a ship"
--3 is one way to launch, set in motion
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- plunge, launch - begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure"
--4 is one way to get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
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- launch, set in motion - get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"
--5 is one way to move, displace
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- launch - smoothen the surface of; "float plaster"
--6 is one way to smooth, smoothen
Sample sentence:
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