(v. i.) To throw, as a lance or dart; to hurl; to let fly.
(v. i.) To strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce.
(v. i.) To cause to move or slide from the land into the water; to set afloat; as, to launch a ship.
(v. i.) To send out; to start (one) on a career; to set going; to give a start to (something); to put in operation; as, to launch a son in the world; to launch a business project or enterprise.
(v. i.) To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water; to plunge; to make a beginning; as, to launch into the current of a stream; to launch into an argument or discussion; to launch into lavish expenditures; -- often with out.
(n.) The act of launching.
(n.) The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built.
(n.) The boat of the largest size belonging to a ship of war; also, an open boat of any size driven by steam, naphtha, electricity, or the like.
Example Sentences:
(1) On Friday night, in a stadium built in an area once deemed an urban wasteland, the flame that has journeyed from Athens to every corner of these islands will light the fire that launches the London Olympics of 2012.
(2) A survey carried out two and three years after the launch of the official campaign also showed a reduction in the prevalence of rickets in children taking low dose supplements equivalent to about 2.5 micrograms (100 IU) vitamin D daily.
(3) Other recommendations for immediate action included a review of the Nursing and Midwifery Council and the General Medical Council for doctors, with possible changes to their structures; the possible transfer of powers to launch criminal prosecutions for care scandals from the Health and Safety Executive to the Care Quality Council; and a new inspection regime, which would focus more closely on how clean, safe and caring hospitals were.
(4) Mindful of their own health ahead of their mission, astronauts at the Russia-leased launchpad in Kazakhstan remain in strict isolation in the days ahead of any launch to avoid exposure to infection.
(5) Brewdog backs down over Lone Wolf pub trademark dispute Read more The fast-growing Scottish brewer, which has burnished its underdog credentials with vocal criticism of how major brewers operate , recently launched a vodka brand called Lone Wolf.
(6) The company also confirmed on Thursday as it launched its sports pay-TV offering at its new broadcasting base in the Olympic Park in Stratford, east London, that former BBC presenter Jake Humphrey will anchor its Premier League coverage.
(7) She successfully appealed against the council’s decision to refuse planning permission, but neighbours have launched a legal challenge to be heard at the high court in June.
(8) Responding to a “We the People” petition, launched after Snowden’s initial leaks were published in the Guardian two years ago, the Obama administration on Tuesday reiterated its belief that he should face criminal charges for his actions.
(9) The number of seats has been reduced from 72,000 to 68,000, with another 12,000 to be added after the Games to meet the 80,000 minimum required in case Japan launches a bid to host the football World Cup.
(10) It will form part of an investigation launched by the cabinet secretary, Sir Jeremy Heywood, on the orders of David Cameron to determine the British government's actions over the raid on Sikhism's holiest site in Amritsar.
(11) Read more After Monday’s launch at 7.30am (11.30pm GMT), the taikonauts will dock with the Tiangong 2 space laboratory, where they will spend about a month, testing systems and processes for space stays and refuelling, and doing scientific experiments.
(12) Following its success, Littleloud created a version of the game for Apple's iPad, launched onto the App Store at Christmas.
(13) Kiev said the jets were downed by a missile launched from Russian territory , and that the pilots had parachuted out.
(14) In spite of this fundamental disagreement, they were both relieved that President Obama has suspended his plan to launch missiles against Syria .
(15) In the Isa world, the past few weeks have seen a flurry of new launches , some offering table-topping rates .
(16) We believe Oisin has a very exciting future at the BBC.” Clarkson, May and Hammond have signed up to launch a rival show on Amazon’s TV service , while Chris Evans is currently filming a new series of the BBC’s Top Gear show with fellow presenters Matt LeBlanc and Eddie Jordan.
(17) Its Google Preferred initiative, launched in October 2014, packages up its most popular channels into more appealing media buys for big brands.
(18) The soldiers allegedly launched the attack after one of their comrades was killed when he became involved in an argument over a woman near Fizi hospital.
(19) He was given a standing ovation as he arrived on stage for the launch event at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, San Francisco.
(20) As well as stocking second-hand items for purchase, charity shops such as Oxfam have launched Christmas gifts to provide specific help for poor communities abroad.
Splash
Definition:
(v. t.) To strike and dash about, as water, mud, etc.; to plash.
(v. t.) To spatter water, mud, etc., upon; to wet.
(v. i.) To strike and dash about water, mud, etc.; to dash in such a way as to spatter.
(n.) Water, or water and dirt, thrown upon anything, or thrown from a puddle or the like; also, a spot or daub, as of matter which wets or disfigures.
(n.) A noise made by striking upon or in a liquid.
Example Sentences:
(1) The Financial Services Authority today shut the door on so-called liar loans and warned that the days of homeowners remortgaging to splash out on holidays and pay off credit card debts may soon be over.
(2) KSmythe Make a splash in the cold: Bergen, Norway Facebook Twitter Pinterest Photograph: Getty Images Bergen, even when the fjords are too wet and dreary to visit, is still a relaxing destination for a winter break in Norway.
(3) Families picnic between games of crazy golf or volleyball, bathers brave the shallows, children splash in the saltwater lido.
(4) His story - which he was led through on Monday by his lawyer - is that he was outside his house cleaning Sadie, his dog, when the girls came down the road; that he took Holly and Jessica into his house because Holly had a nosebleed; took them upstairs into the bathroom where Holly sat on the edge of the full bath and he gave her tissues to staunch it; took Holly into his bedroom, to sit on the bed while Jessica used the toilet, took Holly back into the bathroom where she could finish cleaning up her nosebleed; accidentally slipped beside Holly and the full bath, and heard a splash; froze in panic; placed his hand over Jessica's mouth because she was screaming, 'You pushed her'.
(5) With the other half, they want the front page and, while they may dream of a splash on the lines of "Minister makes inspiring call to revive Labour", they know their article will be buried on page 94 and swiftly forgotten if it contains nothing more dramatic than that.
(6) Scores of sopping-wet pedestrians have complained to police after being splashed when motorists drove through puddles, figures show.
(7) Additionally, the Schmidt-Furlow investigators looked at instances where female interrogators had fondled prisoners, or pretended to splash menstrual blood upon them.
(8) The implication was that splashing out on a decent birthday present for your partner or having the family over for Christmas lunch could affect your chances of getting a mortgage.
(9) The rioting in Lashio started on Tuesday after reports that a Muslim man had splashed petrol on a Buddhist woman and set her on fire.
(10) But if Johnson's monuments suffer from the columnist's love of making a splash, his mayoralty has been more impressive when it comes to things that are barely visible, or about taking stuff away rather than adding it.
(11) The clubs in the bottom six splashed out £90m, more than half of total Premier League spending.
(12) In a story splashed across every major local newspaper, Rajab was accused of tweeting a photo that differed (albeit only slightly) from the official photo of the deceased released by the interior ministry.
(13) Dressing to impress Rather than splash out a fortune on a designer party dress, why not hire one from WishWantWear.com – it's still expensive but probably better than maxing out a credit card.
(14) 8.09pm BST 8 min: Alonso splashes the ball into the box.
(15) The patient's daughter presented a typical background of IP and dyschromic splashed lesions.
(16) Retrospective media analysis would probably show that the term welfare was used increasingly during the 1990s often in a derogatory manner – a 1993 Sunday Times splash about lone mothers being "wedded to welfare" being a typical example.
(17) The Daily Record , doing what it has always done best, sent their man in for an overnight stay and then splashed his report across its front page.
(18) However, this did include £14.99 splashed out on a "QPR history book" in September 2007.
(19) Tim Kirkham , of foreign currency specialists HiFX, blamed the euro's weakness on EU leaders' failure to agree when their new bailout fund can start putting capital into failing eurozone banks: Berlin has insisted that the Supervisor needs to be up and running and be effective before the ESM can start to splash its cash.
(20) You could build your own cheaply – you'll need two chambers with a vent, hatch and removable seat – but if you want something more attractive you will have to splash out.