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 | ||