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cat⋅a⋅pult
[kat-uh-puhlt, -poo
lt] 
–noun
| 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. |
–verb (used with object)
| 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.
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–verb (used without object)
| 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. |
Origin:
1570–80; < L catapulta < Gk katapéltēs, equiv. to kata- cata- + péltēs hurler, akin to pállein to hurl
1570–80; < L catapulta < Gk katapéltēs, equiv. to kata- cata- + péltēs hurler, akin to pállein to hurl
Related forms:
cat⋅a⋅pul⋅tic, adjective
Synonyms:
5. throw, fling, propel, pitch, shoot.
5. throw, fling, propel, pitch, shoot.
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| cat·a·pult (kāt'ə-pŭlt', -pŏŏlt') n.
v. tr. To hurl or launch from or as if from a catapult. v. intr. To become catapulted; spring or bolt. [French catapulte, from Old French, from Latin catapulta, from Greek katapaltēs : kata-, cata- + pallein, to brandish, poise a weapon before hurling; see pāl- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Catapult
Cat"a*pult\, n. [L. catapulta, Gr. ?, prob. from kata` down + ? to shake, hurl.]1. (Mil. Antiq.) An engine somewhat resembling a massive crossbow, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing stones, arrows, spears, etc. 2. A forked stick with elastic band for throwing small stones, etc.
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Language Translation for : Catapult
Spanish:
tirachinas,
German:
die Schleuder,
Japanese:
ぱちんこ
catapult
1577, from L. catapulta "war machine for throwing," from Gk. katapeltes, from kata "against" + base of pallein "to toss, hurl." The verb is first recorded 1848.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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