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llançar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • launch verb To send something (a rocket, ship, or projectile) into motion, often forcefully.
  • peg noun A small wooden or metal pin used to fasten, hang, or mark something.
  • pitch noun A persuasive presentation intended to sell or promote something.
  • release verb To set free or allow to leave, especially from captivity or confinement.
  • throw verb To send an object through the air using force from your hand or arm.

Senses

llançar is used for these senses in English:

  • launch (transitive) To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
  • launch (transitive) To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation
  • peg (transitive, kickball) To throw a ball at (someone), to hit (someone) with a ball.
  • peg (cribbage) To move one's pegs to indicate points scored; to score with a peg.
  • pitch (transitive) To throw away; discard.
  • release (transitive) To make available to the public.
  • throw To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.

launch — full definition

  1. verb To send something (a rocket, ship, or projectile) into motion, often forcefully.
  2. verb To start something new, such as a business, product, or campaign.
  3. noun The act of starting or introducing something new, or of sending a vessel or rocket into motion.
  4. noun A large motorboat, especially one used to ferry people to and from a larger ship.

peg — full definition

  1. noun A small wooden or metal pin used to fasten, hang, or mark something.
  2. verb To fasten with a peg, or to fix a price or value at a set level.
  3. verb To throw something, especially a ball, often hard.

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