To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation
To cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to set afloat.
To cause (a rocket, balloon, etc., or the payload thereof) to begin its flight upward from the ground.
To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
Of a ship, rocket, balloon, etc.: to depart on a voyage; to take off.
To start to operate.
To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water; to plunge; to begin.
To release; to put onto the market for sale
To start (a program or feature); to execute or bring into operation.
The act or fact of launching (a ship/vessel, a project, a new book, etc.).
A boat used to convey guests to and from a yacht.
An open boat of any size powered by steam, petrol, electricity, etc.
The boat of the largest size and/or of most importance belonging to a ship of war, and often called the "captain's boat" or "captain's launch".
The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built. (Compare: to splash a ship.)
An event held to celebrate the launch of a ship/vessel, project, a new book, etc.; a launch party.
To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).
To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.).
To pass a slower moving vehicle on the curbside rather than on the side closest to oncoming traffic.
The passing of slower traffic on the curbside rather than on the side closest to oncoming traffic.