a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck

the act of propelling with force

[ Syn: launching ]

set up or found; She set up a literacy program

[ Syn: establish , set up , found ]

propel with force; launch the space shuttle; Launch a ship'

launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage; launch a ship'

begin with vigor; He launched into a long diatribe; She plunged into a dangerous adventure

[ Syn: plunge ]

get going; give impetus to; launch a career; Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process

[ Syn: set in motion ]

smoothen the surface of; launch plaster'