Noun

• S: (n) launching (the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) introduction, debut, first appearance, launching, unveiling, entry (the act of beginning something new) "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line"
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) launching, launch (the act of propelling with force)

Verb

• S: (v) establish, set up, found, launch (set up or found) "She set up a literacy program"
• S: (v) launch (propel with force) "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"
• S: (v) launch (launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage) "launch a ship"
• S: (v) plunge, launch (begin with vigor) "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure"
• S: (v) launch, set in motion (get going; give impetus to) "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"
• S: (v) launch (smoothen the surface of) "launch plaster"