Catapult
Related Definitions
[n] medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones
[n] a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
[n] a device that launches aircraft from a warship
[v] hurl as if with a sling
[v] shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult; "the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort"
Related Terms
arbalest, ballista, booster rocket, bowl, cast, chuck, chunk, dart, dash, fire, fling, flip, fork, ground loop, heave, hopoff, hurl, hurtle, jerk, lance, launch, let fly, lob, pass, peg, pelt, pitch, pitchfork, put, put the shot, rotation, serve, shy, sli