Overview of noun catapult

The noun catapult has 3 senses

• slingshot, sling, catapult -- (a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones)


• catapult, launcher -- (a device that launches aircraft from a warship)


• catapult, arbalest, arbalist, ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket -- (an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles)

Overview of verb catapult

The verb catapult has 2 senses

• catapult -- (shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult; "the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort")


• sling, catapult -- (hurl as if with a sling)