What is the meaning of launching?

noun

• The act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time.
• The act of beginning something new.
  • usage: "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line"
  • synonyms: introduction, debut, first appearance, unveiling, entry
• The act of propelling with force.
  • synonyms: launch

verb

• Set up or found.
  • usage: "She set up a literacy program"
  • synonyms: establish, set up, found, launch
• Propel with force.
  • usage: "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"
  • synonyms: launch
• Launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage.
  • usage: "launch a ship"
  • synonyms: launch
• Begin with vigor.
  • usage: "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure"
  • synonyms: plunge, launch
• Get going; give impetus to.
  • usage: "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"
  • synonyms: launch, set in motion
• Smoothen the surface of.
  • usage: "launch plaster"
  • synonyms: launch