CATAPULT


Meaning of CATAPULT in English

— catapultic , adj.

/kat"euh pult', -poolt'/ , n.

1. an ancient military engine for hurling stones, arrows, etc.

2. a device for launching an airplane from the deck of a ship.

3. Brit. a slingshot.

v.t.

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. Brit.

a. to hurl (a missile) from a slingshot.

b. to hit (an object) with a missile from a slingshot.

v.i.

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.

[ 1570-80; catapulta katapéltes, equiv. to kata- CATA- + péltes hurler, akin to pállein to hurl ]

Syn. 5. throw, fling, propel, pitch, shoot.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .