catapult

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.
See Also: catapeltic
2. verb /ˈˈkæ.tə.pʌlt/
a) To fire a missile from a catapult

The candidate selection for running mate has catapulted her to the national scene.

b) To increase the status of something rapidly

She has been catapulted to the national scene following her selection by the candidate.


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  • 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 — [kat′ə pult΄, kat′əpoolt΄] n. [L catapulta < Gr katapeltēs < kata , down, against + base of pallein, to toss, hurl] 1. an ancient military contrivance powered by either torsion or tension used for throwing or shooting stones, spears, etc. 2 …   English World dictionary

  • Catapult — Cat a*pult, n. [L. catapulta, Gr. ?, prob. from kata down + ? to shake, hurl.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Mil. Antiq.) An engine somewhat resembling a massive crossbow, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing stones, arrows, spears, etc. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • catapult — index cast (throw), impel, launch (project), precipitate (throw down violently) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • catapult — [n] implement for shooting weapon arbalest, ballista, heaver, hurler, pitcher, propeller, shooter, sling, slingshot, tosser, trebuchet; concepts 463,500 …   New thesaurus

  • Catapult — A catapult is any one of a number of non handheld mechanical devices used to throw a projectile a great distance without the aid of an explosive substance particularly various types of ancient and medieval siege engines.The name is the Latinized… …   Wikipedia

  • catapult — {{11}}catapult (n.) 1570s, from M.Fr. catapulte, from L. catapulta war machine for throwing, from Gk. katapeltes, from kata against (see CATA (Cf. cata )) + base of pallein to toss, hurl. {{12}}catapult (v.) 1848, from CATAPULT (Cf. catapult)… …   Etymology dictionary

  • 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 — catapultic, adj. /kat euh pult , poolt /, n. 1. an ancient military engine for hurling stones, arrows, etc. 2. a device for launching an airplane from the deck of a ship. 3. Brit. a slingshot. v.t. 4. to hurl from a catapult. 5. to thrust or move …   Universalium

  • catapult — [[t]kæ̱təpʌlt[/t]] catapults, catapulting, catapulted 1) N COUNT A catapult is a device for shooting small stones. It is made of a Y shaped stick with a piece of elastic tied between the two top parts. [BRIT] (in AM, use slingshot) 2) N COUNT A… …   English dictionary

  • 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… …  

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