launch
1. launch \'lo.nch, 'la:nch\ vb [ME launchen, fr. ONF lancher, fr. LL
lanceare to wield a lan]ce - more at LANCE 1a: to throw forward : HURL 1b:
to release, catapult, or send off (a self-propelled object) {~ a rocket}
1c: COMMENCE 2a: to set (a boat or ship) afloat 2b: to give (a person) a
start 2c1: to originate or set in motion : INITIATE 2c2: to get off to a
good start 1a: to spring forward or take off 1b: to throw oneself
energetically : PLUNGE archaic 2a: to slide down the ways 2b: to make a
start
2. launch n : an act or instance of launching
3. launch n [Sp or Pg; Sp lancha, fr. Pg] archaic 1: a large ship's boat
2: a small open or half-decked motorboat