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To cause a program to load and run. Contrast with exit. See never say.

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Introduction of a new product to market, often accompanied by heavy advertising and promotion expenditures to build awareness and interest. See also adoption; diffusion; innovation.

1. start or load a computer operating system or program.


2. advertise and release a new product.

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verb

1. To send through the air with a motion of the hand or arm: cast, dart, dash, fling, heave, hurl, hurtle, pitch, shoot, shy², sling, throw, toss. Informal fire. See move/halt.
2. To go about the initial step in doing (something): approach, begin, commence, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, lead off, open, set about, set out, set to, start, take on, take up, undertake. Informal kick off. Idioms: get cracking, get going, get the show on the road. See start/end.
3. To bring into currency, use, fashion, or practice: introduce, originate. See start/end.

noun

1. An act of throwing: cast, fling, heave, hurl, pitch, shy², sling, throw, toss. See move/halt.
2. The act or process of bringing or being brought into existence: beginning, commencement, inauguration, inception, incipience, incipiency, initiation, leadoff, opening, origination, start. Informal kickoff. See start/end.

v

Definition: begin, initiate
Antonyms: cease, end, finish, stop

v

Definition: send off
Antonyms: hold, keep

tv. & in. to empty one's stomach; to vomit.  When I saw that mess, I almost launched my lunch.

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IN BRIEF: To throw, hurl or send of. Also: To start or begin.

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. — Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

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i. To send off a missile, such as if an aircraft launched an air-to-air missile against its adversary.
ii. To send the aircraft on a specific task as a mission was launched.

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For a list of words related to launch, see:

• Space Exploration and Rocketry - launch: initiation of space flight with takeoff of rocket from Earth’s surface; blastoff; liftoff
• Types of Ships and Boats - launch: largest off-boat on warship; open motorboat
• Publishing - launch: promotional sales campaign at time of publication
• Advertising - launch: introduction of new product or service

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - søsætte, sætte i vandet, udsende, introducere, åbne, begynde, starte, indlede, gå i gang med, lade løbe af stabelen, iværksætte
v. intr. - begynde, starte, gå i gang
n. - søsætning, stabelafløbning, opsendelse, start

idioms:

• launch into    kaste sig ud i, vove sig ud på, vove sig ud i
• launch out into    kaste sig ud i, vove sig ud på, vove sig ud i
• launch pad    affyringsplatform, affyringsskammel
• launching pad    affyringsrampe, springbræt

2.
n. - storbåd, motorfærge

Nederlands (Dutch)
lanceren, beginnen, op touw zetten, werpen, slingeren, te water laten, van stapel laten lopen, lancering, tewaterlating, rondvaartboot, grote (motor)sloep, barkas

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - (Naut) mettre (qch) à l'eau, lancer (un nouveau bateau), lancer (un missile), lancer (une campagne), mettre (qch) en action, (fig) attaquer (qn, qch), (Comm) lancer (un produit)
v. intr. - se lancer dans (une description), attaquer (une chanson)
n. - (Comm) lancement, mise à l'eau

idioms:

• launch into    se lancer dans
• launch out    se diversifier (une société), se lancer dans
• launch pad    (Aviat) aire de lancement, (fig) tremplin
• launching pad    (Aviat) aire de lancement, (fig) tremplin

2.
n. - (Naut) vedette, bateau de plaisance

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - vorstellen, gründen, einführen, beginnen, lancieren, abschießen, schleudern, vom Stapel lassen, zu Wasser lassen
n. - Lancierung, Emission, Abschuß, Stapellauf, Start

idioms:

• launch into    etwas eifrig beginnen
• launch out    etwas Wichtiges anfangen
• launch pad    (Raketen)abschussrampe
• launching pad    (Raketen)abschußrampe

2.
n. - Barkasse

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκτοξεύω, καθελκύω, εξακοντίζω, εξαπολύω, προβάλλω, βάζω εμπρός, λανσάρω (στην αγορά κ.λπ.), αρχίζω, ξεκινώ (σταδιοδρομία κ.λπ.)
n. - (ατμ)άκατος, βενζινάκατος, εκτόξευση, εξαπόλυση, εκσφενδόνιση, καθέλκυση, λανσάρισμα, ξεκίνημα, αρχή, αρχίνισμα, βάρκα πλοίου

idioms:

• launch into    αρχίζω, αποδύομαι σε
• launch out into    αρχίζω να λέω με κάθε λεπτομέρεια
• launch pad    εξέδρα εκτόξευσης
• launching pad    εξέδρα εκτόξευσης

Italiano (Italian)
cominciare, lanciare, varare, lancio

idioms:

• launch (out) into    buttarsi in
• launch(ing) pad    piattaforma di lancio

Português (Portuguese)
v. - lançar, disparar
n. - lançamento (m)

idioms:

• launch (ing) pad    plataforma (f) de lançamento de foguete
• launch (out) into    lançar-se
• launch(ing) pad    plataforma de lançamentos

Русский (Russian)
спускать судно на воду, начинать, запускать (ракету, снаряд), пуск, баркас

idioms:

• launch (out) into    с жаром пускаться во что-л.
• launch(ing) pad    стартовая площадка

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - comenzar, emprender, crear, estrenar, lanzar, presentar, introducir, botar, echar al mar
v. intr. - lanzarse, arrojarse, meterse, engolfarse, ponerse en marcha, acometer
n. - lanzamiento, botadura

idioms:

• launch into    lanzarse a, emprender, comenzar algo con mucha fuerza de voluntad
• launch out    lanzarse a, emprender, comenzar algo nuevo
• launch pad    plataforma de lanzamiento
• launching pad    plataforma de lanzamiento, plataforma, base

2.
n. - inauguración, iniciación

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - sätta igång, starta, lansera, föra fram, ge fart åt, ge en start åt, hjälpa fram, slunga ut, kasta, skjuta av, skjuta upp, fälla, rikta, utslunga, sjösätta, sätta i sjön, skjuta ut
n. - start, uppskjutning, avfyring, sjösättning, stapelavlöpning, barkass, motorbåt (för pass

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 使下水, 投掷, 发射, 使升空, 开始, 猛力展开, 积极投入, 下水, 发行, 投放市场

idioms:

• launch into    热心于, 狂热于
• launch out into    开始从事
• launch pad    发射台
• launching pad    发射台, 起点, 起飞坪, 出发点

2. 大汽艇, 工作艇, 游艇, 汽艇

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 大汽艇, 工作艇, 遊艇, 汽艇

2.
v. tr. - 使下水, 投擲, 發射, 使升空
v. intr. - 開始, 猛力展開, 積極投入, 下水
n. - 下水, 發行, 發射, 投放市場

idioms:

• launch into    熱心於, 狂熱於
• launch out into    開始從事
• launch pad    發射台
• launching pad    發射台, 起點, 起飛坪, 出發點

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 진수 시키다, 발진키다, 내보내다, 시작하다, 가하다
v. intr. - 갑자기 시작하다, 출범하다
n. - 진수, 발사

idioms:

• launch into    공격하기 시작하다
• launch out into    몹시 비난하다

2.
n. - 대형 함재정

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 進水させる, 水面に下ろす, 投げる, 発射する, 乗り出させる, 乗り出す, 開始する, 始める, 投げ付ける
n. - 進水, 発射, ランチ, 進水台, 汽艇

idioms:

• launch (out) into    …をやり始める, 乗り出す
• launch(ing) pad    ロケット発射台

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يطلق, يستهل, يبدأ, يشن هجوما, يعوم ينزل سفينه في الماء, يقدم فتاة إلى المجتمع, يأخذ بيد شاب في مستهل حياته التجاريه أو المهنيه, يضع سياسه, يطرح في الأسواق سلعه جديدة, يروج لكتاب جديد, ينطلق أو يندفع بجرأة إلى الكلام أو العمل (الاسم) اللنش زورق بخاري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮השיק (ספינה), שיגר (טיל), חנך, פרסם (מוצר חדש), התניע‬
v. intr. - ‮התחיל, התחיל לפתע‬
n. - ‮שיגור, השקה‬
n. - ‮סירת מנוע, אלפה, ספינת-טיולים‬

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