CATAPULT


Meaning of CATAPULT in English

I. noun

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

After collecting all kinds of material the catapult began to take shape.

He unscrewed the catapult piece by piece feeling depressed.

Once deployed, the Hot Pot catapult can not be moved.

The catapult breaks throwing boiling Hot Pot gloop everywhere.

The Defence budget would stand buying another catapult tomorrow; my crossbow would just have to wait another week or so.

This would show how well the catapult worked and if they had to make any adjustments in their aim.

To help you remember it is a good idea to turn the catapult round so it faces away from the enemy.

While working on the catapult Endill started to keep a diary.

II. verb

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A simple computerized library book checkout system has catapulted the number of checked-out books each day to 600.

Challenges can catapult a child into new maturity.

Charsky catapulted into a rocky obstruction after tumbling a thousand feet or so.

Divorce or the death of a husband is enough to catapult a middle-class white woman and her children into poverty.

Some were catapulted out of smashed windows, while others were trapped and had to be cut free.

The Mafia was catapulted from the shadows.

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