catapult
nounEtymology
From Middle French catapulte, from Latin catapulta, from Ancient Greek καταπέλτης (katapéltēs), from κατά (katá, “downwards, into, against”) + πάλλω (pállō, “to poise or sway a missile before it is thrown”). Doublet of catapulta.
- derived from καταπέλτης
- derived from catapulta
- derived from catapulte
Definitions
A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects.
A mechanical aid on aircraft carriers designed to help airplanes take off from the flight…
A mechanical aid on aircraft carriers designed to help airplanes take off from the flight deck.
A slingshot.
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An instance of firing a missile from a catapult.
An instance of firing something, as if from a catapult.
To fire a missile from a catapult.
To fire or launch something, as if from a catapult.
To increase the status of something rapidly.
- The candidate selection for running mate has catapulted her to the national scene.
- I was catapulted without preparation into the most difficult job any mortal man can hold. My duties would not wait a week, or a day, or even an hour.
To be fired from a catapult or as if from a catapult.
To have one's status increased rapidly.
- She catapulted to the national scene following her selection by the candidate.
The neighborhood
- neighborcatapeltic
- neighborsteam catapult
- neighbortorsion catapult
- neighbortrebuchet
- neighborballista
- neighborcrossbow
- neighboronager
- neighborsiege engine
- neighbortrebucket
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at catapult. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at catapult. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at catapult
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA