Catapult has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
2
a device that launches aircraft from a warship
3
an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
4
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.
Verb
1
shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult
"the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort"
3
To fire a missile from a catapult.
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