catapult

catapult

 

noun

1. 1.

   BRITISH

   a forked stick with an elastic band fastened to the two prongs, used by children for shooting small stones.

   synonyms:

   sling;  slingshot;  shanghai "a 16-year-old boy fired a catapult at a low-flying helicopter"

2. 2.

   historical

   a military machine worked by a lever and ropes for hurling large stones or other missiles.

verb

1. 1.

   hurl or launch (something) with or as if with a catapult.

   "the explosion catapulted the car 30 yards along the road"

   synonyms:

   propel, launch, hurl, hurtle, fling, send flying, send, let fly, let loose, fire, blast, shoot "Sam felt himself being catapulted into the sea"