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to catapult
01
to throw something or someone with a sudden and forceful motion
Transitive: to catapult sb/sth somewhere | to catapult sb/sth some distance
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
movement verb
regular
present tense
catapult
3rd person singular
catapults
present participle
catapulting
past simple
catapulted
past participle
catapulted
Examples
The young inventor built a small model to catapult marbles across the room.
02
to cause someone or something to rise quickly to a much higher level of success, importance, or attention
Examples
The film catapulted her to international fame.
Catapult
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
catapults
Examples
Medieval siege engineers designed ever larger catapults capable of hurling massive projectiles to bring down fortification towers.
02
a small hand-held device, typically Y-shaped with elastic, used to launch small stones or other projectiles
Examples
He made a catapult from a branch and some rubber bands.
03
a mechanical device used to launch aircraft from the deck of a warship
Examples
The fighter jet was launched using the carrier 's catapult.
