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English noun: launch | |||
| 1. | launch (artifact) a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | motorboat, powerboat | ||
| 2. | launch (act) the act of propelling with force | ||
| Synonyms | launching | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | actuation, propulsion | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | rocket firing, rocket launching | ||
English verb: launch | |||
| 1. | launch (social) set up or found | ||
| Samples | She set up a literacy program. | ||
| Synonyms | establish, found, set up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | open, open up | ||
| Antonyms | abolish, get rid of | ||
| 2. | launch (contact) propel with force | ||
| Samples | Launch the space shuttle. Launch a ship. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | impel, propel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blast off, float | ||
| 3. | launch (contact) launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage | ||
| Samples | Launch a ship. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | launch, set in motion | ||
| 4. | launch (change) begin with vigor | ||
| Samples | He launched into a long diatribe. She plunged into a dangerous adventure. | ||
| Synonyms | plunge | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | begin, commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out | ||
| Verb group | plunge | ||
| 5. | launch (contact) get going; give impetus to | ||
| Samples | Launch a career. Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process. | ||
| Synonyms | set in motion | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | launch | ||
| 6. | launch (contact) smoothen the surface of | ||
| Samples | Launch plaster. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | smooth, smoothen | ||
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