Clues for the word "LAUNCH"

We've had 48 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 60 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Penny Dell Daily crossword on May 26, 2026.

Definition of launch

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.