launch

(noun) a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck.

(noun) the act of propelling with force. Synonyms: launching.

(verb) set up or found. Synonyms: establish, set up, found. Examples: "She set up a literacy program."

(verb) propel with force. Examples: "Launch the space shuttle." "Launch a ship."

(verb) launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage. Examples: "Launch a ship."

(verb) begin with vigor. Synonyms: plunge. Examples: "He launched into a long diatribe." "She plunged into a dangerous adventure."

(verb) get going; give impetus to. Synonyms: set in motion. Examples: "Launch a career." "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process."

(verb) smoothen the surface of. Examples: "Launch plaster."