catapult
English Thesaurus
1. an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | engine, |
| definition | : | an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc. (noun.artifact) |
2. a device that launches aircraft from a warship (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | device, |
| definition | : | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose (noun.artifact) |
3. a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | plaything, toy, |
| definition | : | an artifact designed to be played with (noun.artifact) |
4. hurl as if with a sling (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | cast, hurl, hurtle, |
| definition | : | throw forcefully (verb.contact) |
5. shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | impel, propel, |
| definition | : | cause to move forward with force (verb.contact) |
6. an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | catapult, |
| definition | : | shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult (verb.contact) |
7. a device that launches aircraft from a warship (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | launch, |
| definition | : | propel with force (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | catapult, |
| definition | : | shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult (verb.contact) |
8. a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | catapult, sling, |
| definition | : | hurl as if with a sling (verb.contact) |
9. hurl as if with a sling (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | slinging, |
| definition | : | throwing with a wide motion (as if with a sling) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | catapult, sling, slingshot, |
| definition | : | a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | slinger, |
| definition | : | a person who uses a sling to throw something (noun.person) |
10. shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | catapult, launcher, |
| definition | : | a device that launches aircraft from a warship (noun.artifact) |
11. an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | catapult, |
| definition | : | shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult (verb.contact) |
12. a device that launches aircraft from a warship (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | launch, |
| definition | : | propel with force (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | catapult, |
| definition | : | shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult (verb.contact) |
13. a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | catapult, sling, |
| definition | : | hurl as if with a sling (verb.contact) |
14. hurl as if with a sling (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | slinging, |
| definition | : | throwing with a wide motion (as if with a sling) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | catapult, sling, slingshot, |
| definition | : | a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | slinger, |
| definition | : | a person who uses a sling to throw something (noun.person) |
15. shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | catapult, launcher, |
| definition | : | a device that launches aircraft from a warship (noun.artifact) |
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