CATAPULT

• (noun) an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles

  synonyms : arbalest , arbalist , ballista , bricole , mangonel , onager , trebuchet , trebucket

• (noun) a device that launches aircraft from a warship

  synonyms : launcher

  A carrier's flight deck consists of a catapult. -added by Aswathy_inlas

• (noun) a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones

  synonyms : sling , slingshot

  Krishna uses his catapult to get mangoes from the tree. -added by Aswathy_inlas

• (verb) hurl as if with a sling

  synonyms : sling

  The rabbit was catapulted from its position by the lion and eaten up. -added by Aswathy_inlas

• (verb) shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult

  "the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort"

  The mischievous boys catapulted stones at the water-filled pots carried by the women. -added by Aswathy_inlas

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