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lançar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cast verb To throw something, especially with some force or intent.
  • deploy verb To move troops or equipment into position for military action.
  • fling verb To throw something suddenly and with force.
  • launch verb To send something (a rocket, ship, or projectile) into motion, often forcefully.
  • log noun A section of a tree trunk, especially one cleared of branches, used for timber or fuel.
  • 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.
  • toss verb To throw something lightly or carelessly, usually with an upward motion.

Senses

lançar is used for these senses in English:

  • deploy (computing) To install, test and implement a computer system or application.
  • fling (transitive) To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
  • launch (transitive) To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
  • launch (transitive) To cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to set afloat.
  • log (transitive) To make, to add an entry (or more) in a log or logbook.
  • release (transitive) To make available to the public.
  • throw (transitive, computing) To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.
  • 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.

cast — full definition

  1. verb To throw something, especially with some force or intent.
  2. verb To choose actors for the roles in a play, film, or show.
  3. verb To shape a liquid material, especially molten metal, by pouring it into a mould.
  4. noun The group of actors performing in a play, film, or show.
  5. noun A rigid support, often plaster, used to hold a broken bone in place while it heals.

deploy — full definition

  1. verb To move troops or equipment into position for military action.
  2. verb To put a plan, resource, or piece of software into effective use.

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