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Start — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • launch verb To send something (a rocket, ship, or projectile) into motion, often forcefully.
  • liftoff noun The moment a rocket or aircraft leaves the ground at launch.
  • start verb To begin doing something or set something in motion.
  • takeoff noun The moment a plane, rocket, bird, or jumper leaves the ground and becomes airborne.

Senses

Start is used for these senses in English:

  • launch The act or fact of launching (a ship/vessel, a project, a new book, etc.).
  • liftoff (aerospace) The point in the launch of a rocket or an aircraft where it leaves contact with the ground.
  • start The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.
  • takeoff A launch or ascent into the air or into flight, such as of an aircraft, rocket, bird, high-jumper etc.

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.

liftoff — full definition

  1. noun The moment a rocket or aircraft leaves the ground at launch.
  2. noun The point at which someone or something begins to succeed or take off.

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