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Definitions for Catapult

[1] an ancient military engine for hurling stones, arrows, etc.
[2] a device for launching an airplane from the deck of a ship.
[3] British . a slingshot.
[4] to hurl from a catapult.
[5] to thrust or move quickly or suddenly: His brilliant performance in the play catapulted him to stardom.
[6] British . to hurl (a missile) from a slingshot. to hit (an object) with a missile from a slingshot.
[7] to be catapulted.
[8] to move or spring up suddenly, quickly, or forcibly, as if by means of a catapult: The car catapulted down the highway. When he heard the alarm he catapulted out of bed.
[9] a Y-shaped implement with a loop of elastic fastened to the ends of the two prongs, used mainly by children for shooting small stones, etc US and Canadian name: slingshot
[10] a heavy war engine used formerly for hurling stones, etc
[11] a device installed in warships to launch aircraft
[12] (tr) to shoot forth from or as if from a catapult
[13] (foll by over, into, etc ) to move precipitately she was catapulted to stardom overnight

Words related to Catapult

slingshot, sling, pitcher, propeller, hurler, trebuchet, arbalest, shooter, tosser, ballista, heaver

Words nearby Catapult

cataphyll, cataplane, cataplasia, cataplasm, cataplexy, catapult, cataract, cataractogenic, catarrh, catarrhal fever, catarrhal gastritis

Origin of Catapult

1570–80; < Latin catapulta < Greek katapéltēs, equivalent to kata- cata- + péltēs hurler, akin to pállein to hurl

Other words from Catapult

cat·a·pul·tic , adjective

Word origin for Catapult

C16: from Latin catapulta, from Greek katapeltēs, from kata- down + pallein to hurl

Synonyms for Catapult

slingshot, arbalest, ballista, heaver, hurler, pitcher, propeller, shooter, sling, tosser, trebuchet