launch

/lˈɔntʃ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. set up or found
   “She set up a literacy program”
2. propel with force
   “launch the space shuttle”
3. launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage
   “launch a ship”
4. begin with vigor
   “He launched into a long diatribe”
5. get going; give impetus to
   “launch a career”
6. smoothen the surface of
   “launch plaster”

noun

1. a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck
2. the act of propelling with force

Synonyms for launch

• establish
• set up
• found
• plunge
• set in motion
• launching

Words that rhyme with launch

• staunch
• claunch
• relaunch