launch
English Thesaurus
1. the act of propelling with force (noun.act)
2. a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | motorboat, powerboat, |
| definition | : | a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine (noun.artifact) |
3. begin with vigor (verb.change)
| verb group | : | plunge, |
| definition | : | dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity (verb.motion) |
4. smoothen the surface of (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | smooth, smoothen, |
| definition | : | make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing (verb.contact) |
5. propel with force (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | impel, propel, |
| definition | : | cause to move forward with force (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | float, |
| definition | : | put into the water (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | blast off, |
| definition | : | launch with great force (verb.contact) |
6. get going; give impetus to (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | displace, move, |
| definition | : | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | launch, |
| definition | : | launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage (verb.contact) |
7. launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage (verb.contact)
8. set up or found (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | open, open up, |
| definition | : | start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning (verb.social) |
9. the act of propelling with force (noun.act)
| derivation | : | launch, |
| definition | : | propel with force (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | launch, |
| definition | : | launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage (verb.contact) |
10. propel with force (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | launch, launching, |
| definition | : | the act of propelling with force (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | catapult, launcher, |
| definition | : | a device that launches aircraft from a warship (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | launcher, rocket launcher, |
| definition | : | armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket (noun.artifact) |
11. launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | launch, launching, |
| definition | : | the act of propelling with force (noun.act) |
12. set up or found (verb.social)
| derivation | : | foundation, |
| definition | : | an institution supported by an endowment (noun.group) |
13. the act of propelling with force (noun.act)
| derivation | : | launch, |
| definition | : | propel with force (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | launch, |
| definition | : | launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage (verb.contact) |
14. propel with force (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | launch, launching, |
| definition | : | the act of propelling with force (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | catapult, launcher, |
| definition | : | a device that launches aircraft from a warship (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | launcher, rocket launcher, |
| definition | : | armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket (noun.artifact) |
15. launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | launch, launching, |
| definition | : | the act of propelling with force (noun.act) |
16. set up or found (verb.social)
| derivation | : | foundation, |
| definition | : | an institution supported by an endowment (noun.group) |
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