to launch
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3.4
- verb
- /lɔntʃ/
:
lanzar
- ...the shuttle Atlantis will be launched.
- launch a satellite
- launch into space
- ready to launch
And that's why people say, oh, we launched the rocket into space today.
- And that's why people say, oh, we launched the rocket into space today.
- Or they launch into the Sea of Japan.
- So we hope he doesn't launch into space, but luckily he didn't.
- And I said probably not, you know, to launch things into space.
- There is no heft pipe that can launch you out of hell.
- But first, this week we launched a hot dog into a bun.
- Scout swimmer is basically an individual who launches either from a small boat.
Examples
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The FSA today launched an official inquiry into recent Lorden Brothers trade activity.
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So this weekend NASA is launching a new satellite to space.
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Ladies and gentlemen, the Stormbreaker will be launched in five minutes.
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America attempted to launch her satellite with disastrous results.
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As the space race intensified, the US launched squirrel monkeys and macaques.
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Britain's new independent bombing force launches a daylight raid against Cologne.
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NASA plans to launch a new satellite into orbit this weekend.
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The company will launch its latest electric vehicle next month.
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Scientists are ready to launch a probe to explore the surface of Mars.
Synonyms
478
1.9
To leave the ground and begin to fly
57
4.0
To push something so it moves forward
25
2.9
To start a journey by boat or ship
20
3.9
To rise into the air from the ground like a plane or rocket
12
4.2
To send something quickly up using a powerful engine
10
4.1
To send a rocket up into the sky or space
5
4.8
To hit or throw something high into the air
3
5.8
Send something suddenly and forcefully, like a rock or angry words
1
3.9
Send a man-made satellite into space using a rocket
To shoot something from a gun or bow
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
- Formal
51
3.7
To officially start a careful check by a government, company, or the police
Compounds
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Launch comes from an old French verb meaning 'to throw', the same root as lance, meaning 'spear'. So to launch a ship or rocket is like 'throwing' it forward into the water or air.