launch — OAT · Shobdo

launch

verb

1 he ordered his crewmen to launch a boat:

set afloat, float;

put to sea, put into the water, send down the slipway.

2 they've launched the shuttle:

send into orbit, put into orbit;

blast off, take off, lift off.

3 a chair was launched at him:

throw, hurl, fling, pitch, lob, toss, cast, let fly, propel, project;

fire, shoot;

informal chuck, heave, sling.

4 Amnesty International has launched an emergency appeal:

set in motion, get going, get under way, start, begin, embark on, usher in, initiate, put in place, instigate, institute, inaugurate, set up, bring out, organize, introduce, open;

establish, found, originate, create, pioneer, lay the foundations of, lay the first stone of, bring into being, activate, mastermind, float, debut, roll out;

start the ball rolling;

informal kick off;

formal commence.

5 he launched into a tirade against the government:

start, burst into, break into, begin, embark on, get going on;

formal commence.