Launch and Move

Launch

Launch verb - Get going; give impetus to.

Usage example: launch a career

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Move and launch are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Move" instead a verb "Launch".

Nearby Words: launched, launching, launcher, launchable

Move verb - To cause to function.

Usage example: this one button moves the whole machine

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Launch and move are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Launch" instead a verb "Move".

Nearby Words: moving, moved, movement, mover, movable

attack	launch attack	move attack
people	launch people	move people
way	launch way	move way
game	launch game	move game
Other words: head, car, ball, ship, attacks, feet, weapons, ships.

Desperation Attack: The Power Blow, a move that, if it connects, unleashes a cinematic combo and ends with the player aiming where they want to launch their opponent, like into a stage hazard.

Source: Video Game / Dead or Alive 5
Dead or Alive 5 has the Power Blow, a move that, if it connects, unleashes a cinematic combo and ends with you aiming where you want to launch your opponent, like into a stage hazard or off an edge.

Source: Desperation Attack
One of the proposed basing options would have involved several launch silos and a missile train that would move between them, which sounds conceptually similar to Whack-A-Mole.

Source: Useful Notes / Superior Firepower Intercontinental Ballistic And Cruise Missiles

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