CATAPULT

catapult, arbalest, arbalist, ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket

(noun) an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles

catapult, launcher

(noun) a device that launches aircraft from a warship

slingshot, sling, catapult

(noun) a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones

sling, catapult

(verb) hurl as if with a sling

catapult

(verb) shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult; “the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

catapult (plural catapults or catapultæ) (catapultæ is archaic)

A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects, such as a mechanical aid on aircraft carriers designed to help airplanes take off from the flight deck.

(UK) slingshot

An instance of firing a missile from a catapult.

(figuratively) An instance of firing something, as if from a catapult.

Verb

catapult (third-person singular simple present catapults, present participle catapulting, simple past and past participle catapulted)

(transitive) To fire a missile from a catapult.

(transitive) To fire or launch something, as if from a catapult.

(transitive) To increase the status of something rapidly.

(intransitive) To be fired from a catapult or as if from a catapult.

(intransitive) To have one's status increased rapidly.

Source: Wiktionary

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Cat"a*pult, n. Etym: [L. catapulta, Gr.

1. (Mil. Antiq.)

Definition: An engine somewhat resembling a massive crossbow, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing stones, arrows, spears, etc.

2. A forked stick with elasti band for throwing small stones, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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