The difference between Launch and Throw

When used as nouns, launch means the movement of a vessel from land into the water, whereas throw means the flight of a thrown object.

When used as verbs, launch means to throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball, whereas throw means to twist or turn.

check bellow for the other definitions of Launch and Throw

  1. Launch as a verb (transitive):

    To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball; to hurl; to propel with force.

  2. Launch as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To pierce with, or as with, a lance.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: lance pierce"

  3. Launch as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to move or slide from the land into the water; to set afloat.

    Examples:

    "The navy launched another ship."

  4. Launch as a verb (transitive):

    To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation

    Examples:

    "Our business launched a new project."

  5. Launch as a verb (transitive, computing):

    to cause (a program) to operate

    Examples:

    "usex Double-click an icon to launch the associated application."

  6. Launch as a verb (transitive):

    To release; to put onto the market for sale

  7. Launch as a verb (intransitive, often with out):

    To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water; to plunge; to begin.

    Examples:

    "to launch into an argument or discussion"

    "to launch into lavish expenditures"

  8. Launch as a verb (intransitive, computing):

    (of a program) to start to operate

    Examples:

    "usex After clicking the icon, the application will launch."

  1. Launch as a noun:

    The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built. (Compare: to splash a ship.)

  2. Launch as a noun:

    The act or fact of launching (a ship/vessel, a project, a new book, etc.).

  3. Launch as a noun:

    An event held to celebrate the launch of a ship/vessel, project, a new book, etc.; a launch party.

    Examples:

    "product launch'"

    "book launch'"

  1. Launch as a noun (nautical):

    The boat of the largest size and/or of most importance belonging to a ship of war, and often called the "captain's boat" or "captain's launch".

  2. Launch as a noun (nautical):

    A boat used to convey guests to and from a yacht.

  3. Launch as a noun (nautical):

    An open boat of any size powered by steam, petrol, electricity, etc.

  1. Throw as a verb (obsolete, Scotland, Northern England):

    To twist or turn.

    Examples:

    "A thrown nail. "

  2. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.

    Examples:

    "'throw a shoe; throw a javelin; the horse threw its rider"

  3. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To eject or cause to fall off.

  4. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To move to another position or condition; to displace.

    Examples:

    "'throw the switch"

  5. Throw as a verb (ceramics):

    To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.

  6. Throw as a verb (transitive, cricket):

    Of a bowler, to deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.

  7. Throw as a verb (transitive, computing):

    To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.

    Examples:

    "If the file is read-only, the method throws an invalid operation exception."

  8. Throw as a verb (sports):

    To intentionally lose a game.

    Examples:

    "The tennis player was accused of taking bribes to throw the match."

  9. Throw as a verb (transitive, informal):

    To confuse or mislead.

    Examples:

    "The deliberate red herring threw me at first."

  10. Throw as a verb (figuratively):

    To send desperately.

    Examples:

    "Their sergeant threw the troops into pitched battle."

  11. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To imprison.

    Examples:

    "The magistrate ordered the suspect to be thrown into jail."

  12. Throw as a verb:

    To organize an event, especially a party.

  13. Throw as a verb:

    To roll (a die or dice).

  14. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.

  15. Throw as a verb (transitive, bridge):

    To discard.

  16. Throw as a verb (martial arts):

    To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position behind the thrower.

  17. Throw as a verb (transitive, said of one's voice):

    To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else.

  18. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To show sudden emotion, especially anger.

  19. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To project or send forth.

  20. Throw as a verb:

    To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.

  21. Throw as a verb:

    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.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Tomlinson"

  22. Throw as a verb (baseball, slang, of a team, a manager, etc.):

    To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).

  23. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To install a bridge.

  1. Throw as a noun:

    The flight of a thrown object

    Examples:

    "What a great throw by the quarterback!"

  2. Throw as a noun:

    The act of throwing something.

    Examples:

    "With an accurate throw, he lassoed the cow."

  3. Throw as a noun:

    One's ability to throw

    Examples:

    "He's got a girl's throw."

    "He's always had a pretty decent throw."

  4. Throw as a noun:

    A distance travelled; displacement; as, the throw of the piston.

  5. Throw as a noun:

    A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.

  6. Throw as a noun:

    A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.

    Examples:

    "Football tickets are expensive at fifty bucks a throw."

  1. Throw as a noun:

    Pain, especially pain associated with childbirth; throe.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Spenser"

    "rfquotek Dryden"

  2. Throw as a noun (veterinary):

    The act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows.

  1. Throw as a verb (transitive, said of animals):

    To give birth to.

  1. Throw as a noun (obsolete):

    A moment, time, occasion.

  2. Throw as a noun (obsolete):

    A period of time; a while.

  1. Throw as a noun:

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