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    cat·a·pult
    [ˈkadəpəlt]
    noun
    catapult (noun) · catapults (plural noun)
    1. BRITISH ENGLISH
      a forked stick with an elastic band fastened to the two prongs, used by children for shooting small stones; a slingshot.
      • historical
        a military machine worked by a lever and ropes for hurling large stones or other missiles.
      • a mechanical device for launching a glider or other aircraft, especially from the deck of a ship.
    verb
    catapult (verb) · catapults (third person present) · catapulted (past tense) · catapulted (past participle) · catapulting (present participle)
    1. hurl or launch (something) in a specified direction with or as if with a catapult:
      "the explosion catapulted the car 30 yards along the road" · "their music catapulted them to the top of the charts" · "the plane was refueled and catapulted back into the air again"
      • move suddenly or at great speed as though hurled by a catapult:
        "the horse catapulted away from the fence"
    Origin
    late 16th century: from French catapulte or Latin catapulta, from Greek katapeltēs, from kata- ‘down’ + pallein ‘hurl’.
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    noun
    1. a forked stick with an elastic band fastened to the two prongs, used by children for shooting small stones; a slingshot.
      verb
      1. hurl or launch (something) in a specified direction with or as if with a catapult:
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