catapult
Pronunciation
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Audio (UK) (file) - Hyphenation: cat‧a‧pult
Noun
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- (countable) A catapult is an object that can be used to throw or launch objects such as stones.
- That child used the catapult to hit his friend.
Verb
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- (transitive) When you catapult something, it means that you throw an object through the air.
- That small stone was being catapulted towards the road.