"launch" meaning in All languages combined

See launch on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /lɔːntʃ/ [UK], /lɔntʃ/ [US], /lɑntʃ/ Audio: en-us-launch.ogg [US] Forms: launch [canonical], launches [third-person, singular], launched [past], launched [past, participle], launching [present, participle]
enPR: lônch [UK], lônch [US] Head templates: {{verb|launch|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you launch something, you throw it.
    Sense id: simple-launch-en-verb-X9qmNPhq
  2. If you launch a boat, you put it in water.
    Sense id: simple-launch-en-verb-eILIP6TG
  3. If you launch something, you start it or get it going.
    Sense id: simple-launch-en-verb-yUSuPxA7
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          "text": "This opportunity could really launch your career."
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