| VERB | contact | catapult | shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult |
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| contact | catapult, sling | hurl as if with a sling | |
| NOUN | artifact | catapult, slingshot, sling | a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms |
| artifact | catapult, launcher | a device that launches aircraft from a warship | |
| artifact | catapult, arbalest, arbalist, ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket | an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges |
| Sounds | kae'tahpah.lt | |
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| Rhymes | adult ... tumult: 10 rhymes with ahlt... | |
| Meaning | A plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones. | |
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| Synonyms | slingshot, sling | |
| Broader | plaything, toy | An artifact designed to be played with |
| Spanish | baladora, gomero, honda, hondilla, resortera, tirachinas, tirador | |
| Catalan | profunda, tirador | |
| Adjectives | catapultic | of or like a catapult |
| Verbs | catapult | hurl as if with a sling |
| Meaning | A device that launches aircraft from a warship. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | launcher | |
| Broader | device | An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
| Spanish | catapulta | |
| Catalan | catapulta | |
| Adjectives | catapultic, catapultian | of or like a catapult |
| Verbs | catapult | shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult |
| Meaning | An engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles. | |
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| Synonyms | arbalest, arbalist, ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket | |
| Broader | engine | An instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc. |
| Spanish | arbalesta, arbalest, arbalist, balista, bricole, catapulta, fundíbulo, mangonel, trabuquete, trebuchet | |
| Catalan | arbalest, arbalist, balista, catapulta, manganell, mangonel, trabuquet, trebuchet | |
| Adjectives | catapultic, catapultian | of or like a catapult |
| Verbs | catapult | shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult |
| Meaning | Shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort" | |
| Broader | propel, impel | Cause to move forward with force |
| Spanish | catapultar | |
| Catalan | catapultar | |
| Nouns | catapult | an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges |
| catapult | a device that launches aircraft from a warship | |
| Meaning | hurl as if with a sling. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Model | They catapult the object in the water | |
| Synonym | sling | |
| Broader | hurl, hurtle, cast | Throw forcefully |
| Spanish | catapultar, tirar con honda | |
| Catalan | catapultar | |
| Nouns | catapult | a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms |
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