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catapults
 
Noun catapult has 3 senses
  1. slingshot, sling, catapult - a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
    --1 is a kind of plaything, toy
    Derived form: verb catapult2
  2. catapult, launcher - a device that launches aircraft from a warship
    --2 is a kind of device
    Derived form: verb catapult1
  3. catapult, arbalest, arbalist, ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket - medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
    --3 is a kind of artillery, heavy weapon, gun, ordnance
    Derived form: verb catapult1
Verb catapult has 2 senses
  1. catapult - shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult; "the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort"
    --1 is one way to     propel, impel
    Derived forms: noun catapult2, noun catapult3
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
    Somebody ----s something PP
    Somebody ----s PP
  2. sling, catapult - hurl as if with a sling
    --2 is one way to hurl, hurtle, cast
    Derived form: noun catapult1
    Sample sentence:
    They catapult the object in the water
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