CATAPULT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • medieval artillery used during sieges
   • a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
   Synonym(s)
   • arbalest (what does arbalest mean?)
   • arbalist (what does arbalist mean?)
   • ballista (what does ballista mean?)
   • bricole (what does bricole mean?)
   • mangonel (what does mangonel mean?)
   • onager (what does onager mean?)
   • trebuchet (what does trebuchet mean?)
   • trebucket (what does trebucket mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) catapult is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • artillery (what does artillery mean?)
   • heavy weapon (what does heavy weapon mean?)
   • gun (what does gun mean?)
   • ordnance (what does ordnance mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • catapult (what does catapult mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a device that launches aircraft from a warship
   Synonym(s)
   • launcher (what does launcher mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) catapult is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • device (what does device mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • launch (what does launch mean?)
   • catapult (what does catapult mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms
   • used to propel small stones
   Synonym(s)
   • sling (what does sling mean?)
   • slingshot (what does slingshot mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) catapult is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • plaything (what does plaything mean?)
   • toy (what does toy mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • sling (what does sling mean?)
   • catapult (what does catapult mean?)
   • sling (what does sling mean?)
   • catapult (what does catapult mean?)

CATAPULT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • hurl as if with a sling
   Synonym(s)
   • sling (what does sling mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) catapult is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hurl (what does hurl mean?)
   • hurtle (what does hurtle mean?)
   • cast (what does cast mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • slingshot (what does slingshot mean?)
   • sling (what does sling mean?)
   • catapult (what does catapult mean?)
   • slingshot (what does slingshot mean?)
   • sling (what does sling mean?)
   • catapult (what does catapult mean?)
   • slinger (what does slinger mean?)
   • slinging (what does slinging mean?)
2. Meaning
   • shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult
   Usage Example(s)
   • the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort
   Hypernyms(s) catapult is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • propel (what does propel mean?)
   • impel (what does impel mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • catapult (what does catapult mean?)
   • launcher (what does launcher mean?)
   • catapult (what does catapult mean?)
   • arbalest (what does arbalest mean?)
   • arbalist (what does arbalist mean?)
   • ballista (what does ballista mean?)
   • bricole (what does bricole mean?)
   • mangonel (what does mangonel mean?)
   • onager (what does onager mean?)
   • trebuchet (what does trebuchet mean?)
   • trebucket (what does trebucket mean?)