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botar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bounce verb To spring back after hitting a surface, or to move up and down repeatedly.
  • launch verb To send something (a rocket, ship, or projectile) into motion, often forcefully.

Senses

botar is used for these senses in English:

  • launch (transitive) To cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to set afloat.
  • score off (transitive, separable, idiomatic) To delete or remove (especially from a list); to score out, strike out or strike off, cross out or cross off; to draw a line through.
  • throw away (transitive) To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash.
  • throw out (idiomatic) To discard; to dispense with something; to throw away.

bounce — full definition

  1. verb To spring back after hitting a surface, or to move up and down repeatedly.
  2. verb Of a cheque or payment: to be rejected by a bank because there isn't enough money in the account.
  3. verb To try an idea out on someone to get their reaction.
  4. noun A rebound, or the quality of springing back easily.

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.

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