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launch

/loːnt͡ʃ/noun, verb1 syllable

Launch means: set up or found.

Synonyms for launch6

noun, as in the act of propelling with force

launching

verb, as in set up or found

establish, set up, found

verb, as in begin with vigor

plunge

verb, as in get going; give impetus to

set in motion

What does launch mean?8

verb

1

set up or found“She set up a literacy program”

2

begin with vigor“He launched into a long diatribe”

3

get going; give impetus to“launch a career”

4

propel with force“launch the space shuttle”

5

launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage“launch a ship”

6

smoothen the surface of“launch plaster”

noun

1

the act of propelling with force

2

a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with launch?1

one syllable

staunch
Show 40 near rhymes
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Launch in a sentence

  • After an hour of waiting, the launch of the rocket was cancelled.Amastan
  • The general decided to launch an offensive against the enemy camp.CM
  • Algiers needs to launch a vast infrastructure modernization program.Amastan
  • They are going to launch an artificial satellite tomorrow.unknown
  • Better to extend an olive branch than launch a missile.darinmex
  • Algeria needs to launch a new economic plan.Amastan
  • Stefan and his men tried to launch an attack.Amastan
  • Iran plans to launch a monkey into space.Scott

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Forms of launch

as a noun

plural
launches

as a verb

past tense
launched
present participle
launching
third-person singular
launches