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запусти́ть — meaning in English

zapustit

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English meaning

  • discharge verb To officially release someone from a hospital, job, the armed forces, or legal custody.
  • execute verb To carry out or put into effect.
  • launch verb To send something (a rocket, ship, or projectile) into motion, often forcefully.
  • start verb To begin doing something or set something in motion.

Senses

запусти́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • discharge To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).
  • execute (transitive, law) To carry out, to perform an act; to put into effect or cause to become legally binding or valid (as a contract) by so doing.
  • execute (transitive, computing) To start, launch, or run.
  • launch (transitive) To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
  • start (ergative, of an object) To come loose, to break free of a firmly set position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate.

discharge — full definition

  1. verb To officially release someone from a hospital, job, the armed forces, or legal custody.
  2. verb To fire a weapon, or to release something suddenly, such as a liquid, gas, or electrical charge.
  3. verb To fulfil or pay off a duty, debt, or obligation.
  4. noun The act of releasing someone or something, such as a patient, employee, or soldier.
  5. noun A substance released from the body or another source, such as pus or waste.

execute — full definition

  1. verb To carry out or put into effect.
  2. verb To put someone to death as a legal punishment.
  3. verb To run a computer program or command.

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