launch

launch¹ W2 [lo:ntʃ US lo:ntʃ] v [T]

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1¦(start something)¦

2¦(product)¦

3¦(boat)¦

4¦(sky/space)¦

5¦(computer)¦

6 launch yourself forwards/up/from etc

Phrasal verbs

　launch into something

　launch out

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[Date: 1300-1400; : Old North French; Origin: lancher, from Late Latin lanceare 'to throw a lance', from Latin lancea; LANCE¹]

1.) ¦(START SOMETHING)¦

to start something, usually something big or important

▪ The organization has launched a campaign to raise $150,000.

▪ The Canadian police plan to launch an investigation into the deal.

launch an attack/assault/offensive

▪ The press launched a vicious attack on the President.

▪ The book launched his career as a novelist.

2.) ¦(PRODUCT)¦

to make a new product, book etc available for sale for the first time

▪ The company hopes to launch the new drug by next October.

3.) ¦(BOAT)¦

to put a boat or ship into the water

4.) ¦(SKY/SPACE)¦

to send a weapon or spacecraft into the sky or into space

▪ A test satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral.

5.) ¦(COMPUTER)¦

to make a computer program start

= ↑open

▪ Double-click on an icon to launch an application.

6.) launch yourself forwards/up/from etc

to jump up and forwards into the air with a lot of energy

launch into [launch into sth] phr v

1.) to suddenly start a description or story, or suddenly start criticizing something

▪ Nelson launched into a blistering criticism of greedy lawyers.

2.) to suddenly start doing something

▪ Don't just launch into exercise without warming up first.

launch out phr v

to start something new, especially something that involves risk

launch ²

launch² n

[Sense: 1,3; Date: 1300-1400; Origin: LAUNCH¹]

[Sense: 2; Date: 1600-1700; : Spanish; Origin: lancha, from Portuguese, perhaps from Malay lanchar 'quick']

1.) when a new product, book etc is made available or made known

launch of

▪ the launch of a new women's magazine

▪ a new product launch

2.) a large boat with a motor

3.) when a weapon or spacecraft is sent into the sky or into space