Noun launching has 3 senses
  1. launching - the act of moving a newly-built vessel into the water for the first time
    --1 is a kind of
    propulsion, actuation
  2. introduction, debut, first appearance, launching, unveiling, entry - the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line"
    --2 is a kind of beginning, start, commencement
    --2 has particulars:
     induction; product introduction; ushering in; naturalization, naturalisation
  3. launching, launch - the act of propelling with force
    --3 is a kind of propulsion, actuation
    --3 has particulars: rocket firing, rocket launching
,Verb launch has 6 senses
  1. establish, set up, found, launch - set up or found; "She set up a literacy program"
    --1 is one way to open, open up
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. launch - propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"
    --2 is one way to
    propel, impel
    Derived forms: noun launch2, noun launcher2, noun launcher1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
    Somebody ----s something PP
  3. launch - launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage; "launch a ship"
    --3 is one way to
    launch, set in motion
    Derived form: noun launch2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. plunge, launch - begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure"
    --4 is one way to get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s PP
  5. launch, set in motion - get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"
    --5 is one way to move, displace
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
    Somebody ----s something PP
  6. launch - smoothen the surface of; "float plaster"
    --6 is one way to
    smooth, smoothen
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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