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- Dictionarycatapult/ˈkatəpʌlt/
noun
- 1. a forked stick with an elastic band fastened to the two prongs, used by children for shooting small stones.
verb
- 1. hurl or launch (something) with or as if with a catapult: "the explosion catapulted the car 30 yards along the road"
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CATAPULT definition: 1. a device that can throw objects at a high speed: 2. a Y-shaped stick or piece of metal with a…. Learn more.
to thrust or move quickly or suddenly: His brilliant performance in the play catapulted him to stardom. Synonyms: shoot, pitch, propel, fling, throw. British. to hurl (a missile) from a slingshot. to hit (an object) with a missile from a slingshot.
If something catapults you into a particular state or situation, or if you catapult there, you are suddenly and unexpectedly caused to be in that state or situation. Suddenly she was catapulted into his jet-set lifestyle.
a machine used for sending planes up into the air from a ship. Definition of catapult noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
CATAPULT definition: 1. to make someone or something move through the air very quickly and with great force: 2. to make…. Learn more.
A catapult is a device for shooting small stones. It is made of a Y-shaped stick with a piece of elastic tied between the two top parts.
A catapult is a ballistic device used to launch a projectile a great distance without the aid of gunpowder or other propellants – particularly various types of ancient and medieval siege engines. [1]
A catapult is something that hurls things through the air, like a catapult that sends pumpkins flying in an annual Halloween competition.
A type of launcher that provides the force to hurl an airplane, missile, etc. from a deck or ramp to provide an initial high speed. A device for ejecting a person from an airplane. (figuratively) An instance of firing something, as if from a catapult. To be catapulted; move quickly; leap.
n. 1. Any of various military machines used for hurling missiles, such as large stones or spears, in ancient and medieval times. 2. A mechanism for launching aircraft at a speed sufficient for flight, as from the deck of a carrier. 3. A slingshot. v. cat·a·pult·ed, cat·a·pult·ing, cat·a·pults. v.tr.
