I. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After collecting all kinds of material the catapult began to take shape.
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He unscrewed the catapult piece by piece feeling depressed.
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Once deployed, the Hot Pot catapult can not be moved.
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The catapult breaks throwing boiling Hot Pot gloop everywhere.
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The Defence budget would stand buying another catapult tomorrow; my crossbow would just have to wait another week or so.
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This would show how well the catapult worked and if they had to make any adjustments in their aim.
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To help you remember it is a good idea to turn the catapult round so it faces away from the enemy.
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While working on the catapult Endill started to keep a diary.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A simple computerized library book checkout system has catapulted the number of checked-out books each day to 600.
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Challenges can catapult a child into new maturity.
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Charsky catapulted into a rocky obstruction after tumbling a thousand feet or so.
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Divorce or the death of a husband is enough to catapult a middle-class white woman and her children into poverty.
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Some were catapulted out of smashed windows, while others were trapped and had to be cut free.
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The Mafia was catapulted from the shadows.