launch

1. To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force. (transitive)
2. To cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to set afloat. (transitive) · The navy launched another ship.
3. To cause (a rocket, balloon, etc., or the payload thereof) to begin its flight upward from the ground. (transitive) · NASA launched several unmanned rockets before launching any of the Mercury astronauts.
4. To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation (transitive) · Our business launched a new project.
5. To start (a program or feature); to execute or bring into operation. (transitive) · Double-click an icon to launch the associated application.
6. To release; to put onto the market for sale (transitive)
7. Of a ship, rocket, balloon, etc.: to depart on a voyage; to take off. (intransitive)
8. To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water; to plunge; to begin. (intransitive) · to launch into an argument or discussion· to launch into lavish expenditures

He/she/it launches · Past launched · Past participle launched · -ing form launching