Sekirov Dictionary

catapult

/ˈkæ.tə.pʌlt/

noun5

  1. A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects.
  2. A mechanical aid on aircraft carriers designed to help airplanes take off from the flight deck.
  3. (UK) A slingshot.
  4. An instance of firing a missile from a catapult.
  5. (figurative) An instance of firing something, as if from a catapult.

verb5

  1. To fire a missile from a catapult.
  2. To increase the status of something rapidly.
  3. To have one's status increased rapidly.
  4. To fire or launch something, as if from a catapult.
  5. To be fired from a catapult or as if from a catapult.
forms

catapulted · catapulting · catapults

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