Launch vs. Lunch

Launchverb

(transitive) To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball; to hurl; to propel with force.

Launchverb

To pierce with, or as with, a lance.

Launchverb

(transitive) To cause to move or slide from the land into the water; to set afloat.

Launchverb

(transitive) To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation

Launchverb

to cause (a program) to operate

Launchverb

(transitive) To release; to put onto the market for sale

Launchverb

To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water; to plunge; to begin.

Launchverb

(of a program) to start to operate

Launchnoun

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.)

Launchnoun

The act or fact of launching (a ship/vessel, a project, a new book, etc.).

Launchnoun

An event held to celebrate the launch of a ship/vessel, project, a new book, etc.; a launch party.

Launchnoun

(nautical) 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".

Launchnoun

(nautical) A boat used to convey guests to and from a yacht.

Launchnoun

(nautical) An open boat of any size powered by steam, petrol, electricity, etc.

Launchverb

To throw, as a lance or dart; to hurl; to let fly.

Launchverb

To strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce.

Launchverb

To cause to move or slide from the land into the water; to set afloat; as, to launch a ship.

Launchverb

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.

Launchverb

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.

Launchnoun

The act of launching.

Launchnoun

The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built.

Launchnoun

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.

Launchnoun

a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck

Launchnoun

the act of propelling with force

Launchverb

set up or found;

Launchverb

propel with force;

Launchverb

launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage;

Launchverb

begin with vigor;

Launchverb

get going; give impetus to;

Launchverb

smoothen the surface of;

Launchverb

set (a boat) in motion by pushing it or allowing it to roll into the water

Launchverb

set (a newly built ship or boat) afloat for the first time with an official ceremony

Launchverb

send (a missile, satellite, or spacecraft) on its course

Launchverb

hurl (something) forcefully

Launchverb

make a sudden energetic movement

Launchverb

utter (criticism or a threat) vehemently

Launchverb

start or set in motion (an activity or enterprise)

Launchverb

introduce (a new product or publication) to the public for the first time

Launchnoun

an act or instance of launching something

Launchnoun

an occasion at which a new product or publication is introduced to the public

Launchnoun

a large motorboat, used especially for short trips

Launchnoun

the largest boat carried on an armed sailing ship.

Lunchnoun

A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.

Lunchnoun

(cricket) A break in play between the first and second sessions.

Lunchnoun

Any small meal, especially one eaten at a social gathering.

Lunchverb

(intransitive) To eat lunch.

Lunchverb

(transitive) To treat to lunch.

Lunchnoun

A luncheon; specifically, a light repast between breakfast and dinner, most commonly about noontime.

Lunchverb

To take luncheon.

Lunchnoun

a midday meal

Lunchverb

take the midday meal;

Lunchverb

provide a midday meal for;

Lunch

Lunch, an abbreviation for luncheon, is a meal eaten around midday. During the 20th century, the meaning gradually narrowed to a meal eaten midday.