start vs launch

launch vs start

start and launch both are nouns.

start and launch both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
start	Yes	No	Yes	No
launch	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, launch is a hyponym of start; that is, launch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than start:

start: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
launch: begin with vigor

Other hyponyms of start include recommence, strike out, fall, jump off, get to, auspicate, attack, break in, plunge, come on, embark, enter, bestir oneself, get cracking, get going, get moving, get rolling, get started, get weaving.

start (noun)	launch (noun)
the act of starting something	the act of propelling with force
a sudden involuntary movement	a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck
a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)
a signal to begin (as in a race)
the beginning of anything
a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
the time at which something is supposed to begin

start (verb)	launch (verb)
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action	begin with vigor
set in motion, cause to start	propel with force
play in the starting lineup	launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage
bring into being	get going; give impetus to
get off the ground	smoothen the surface of
begin or set in motion	set up or found
get going or set in motion
depart for someplace
bulge outward
move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
have a beginning characterized in some specified way

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