'Catapult' definitions:
Definition of 'catapult'
From: WordNet
noun
A plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones [syn: slingshot, sling, catapult]
noun
A device that launches aircraft from a warship [syn: catapult, launcher]
noun
An engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles [syn: catapult, arbalest, arbalist, ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket]
verb
Shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult; "the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort"
verb
Hurl as if with a sling [syn: sling, catapult]
Definition of 'Catapult'
From: GCIDE
- Catapult \Cat"a*pult\, n. [L. catapulta, Gr. ?, prob. from kata` down + ? to shake, hurl.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. (Mil. Antiq.) An engine somewhat resembling a massive crossbow, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing stones, arrows, spears, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A forked stick with elastic band for throwing small stones, etc. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'catapult'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- arbalest,
- ballista,
- booster rocket,
- bowl,
- cast,
- chuck,
- chunk,
- dart,
- dash,
- fire,
- fling,
- flip,
- fork,
- ground loop,
- heave,
- hopoff,
- hurl,
- hurtle,
- jerk,
- lance,
- launch,
- let fly,
- lob,
- pass,
- peg,
- pelt,
- pitch,
- pitchfork,
- put,
- put the shot,
- rotation,
- serve,
- shy,
- sling,
- slingshot,
- snap,
- takeoff,
- throw,
- throw stick,
- throwing-stick,
- tilt,
- toss,
- trebuchet,
- wommera