catapult (verb)

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• catapult — /ˈkætəpʌlt / (say katuhpult) noun 1. an ancient military engine for hurling darts, stones, etc. 2. Also, shanghai, sling, slingshot; Chiefly WA and Qld, ging; North Coast NSW, gonk. a Y shaped stick or strong wire with an elastic strip between… …  

• catapult — ► NOUN 1) chiefly Brit. a forked stick with an elastic band fastened to the two prongs, used for shooting small stones. 2) historical a military machine for hurling large stones or other missiles. 3) a mechanical device for launching a glider or… …   English terms dictionary

• catapult — verb the boulder was catapulted into the sea Syn: propel, launch, hurl, fling, send flying, fire, blast, shoot …   Thesaurus of popular words

• catapult — I UK [ˈkætəpʌlt] / US [ˈkætəˌpʌlt] noun [countable] Word forms catapult : singular catapult plural catapults 1) a) British an object that children use for firing stones. It consists of a stick in the shape of a Y with a thin band of rubber across …   English dictionary

• catapult — I. noun Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French catapulte, from Latin catapulta, from Greek katapaltēs, from kata + pallein to hurl Date: 1577 1. an ancient military device for hurling missiles 2. a device for launching an airplane at… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• catapult — 1 noun (C) 1 a large weapon used in former times to throw heavy stones, iron balls etc 2 BrE a small stick in the shape of a Y with a thin band of rubber fastened over its ends, used by children to throw stones; slingshot AmE 3 a piece of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• catapult — 1. noun /ˈˈkæ.tə.pʌlt/ a) 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. b) slingshot See Also: catapeltic 2. verb …   Wiktionary

• catapult — cat|a|pult1 [ kætə,pʌlt ] noun count 1. ) a large weapon used in the past for firing heavy stones a ) BRITISH a SLINGSHOT 2. ) a piece of equipment on a ship used for sending aircraft into the air catapult cat|a|pult 2 [ kætə,pʌlt ] verb… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• catapult — noun 1》 chiefly Brit. a forked stick with an elastic band fastened to the two prongs, used for shooting small stones. 2》 historical a machine worked by a lever and ropes for hurling large stones or other missiles. 3》 a mechanical device for… …   English new terms dictionary

• catapult — [ˈkætəˌpʌlt] noun [C] British I an object that children use for firing stones. It consists of a stick in the shape of a ‘Y with a thin band of rubber across the top. II verb [T] catapult [ˈkætəˌpʌlt] 1) to suddenly put someone into an important… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• shanghai — shanghai1 [ʃaŋ hʌɪ] verb (shanghais, shanghaiing, shanghaied) 1》 historical force to join a ship s crew by underhand means. 2》 informal coerce or trick into a place or action. Origin C19: from Shanghai, a major Chinese seaport. shanghai2 [ …   English new terms dictionary