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launch

noun verb

The act of propelling with force

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Word length
6
Starts with
L
Ends with
H
Contains
AU
Scrabble score
11
CEFR level
C1

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noun

  1. The act of propelling with force

noun

  1. A motorboat with an open deck or a half deck

verb

  1. Begin with vigor

    “He launched into a long diatribe”

verb

  1. Smoothen the surface of

    “Launch plaster”

verb

  1. Propel with force

    “Launch the space shuttle”

verb

  1. Get going; give impetus to

    “Launch a career”

verb

  1. Launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage

    “Launch a ship”

verb

  1. Set up or found

    “She set up a literacy program”

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Example Sentences

He launched into a long diatribe
She plunged into a dangerous adventure
Launch plaster
Launch the space shuttle
Launch a ship
Launch a career
Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process
Launch a ship
She set up a literacy program

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