1. (

• launch

) a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck ;

2. (

• launching ,
• launch

) the act of propelling with force ;

1. (

• establish ,
• set_up ,
• found ,
• launch ,

) set up or found; "She set up a literacy program" ;

2. (

• launch

) propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship" ;

3. (

• launch ,

) launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage; "launch a ship" ;

4. (

• plunge ,
• launch ,

) begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure" ;

5. (

• launch ,
• set_in_motion ,

) get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process" ;

6. (

• launch ,

) smoothen the surface of; "launch plaster" ;