"catapult" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkæ.tə.pʌlt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-catapult.wav ‎ [UK] Forms: catapult [singular], catapults [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A catapult is an object that can be used to throw or launch objects such as stones.
    Sense id: simple-catapult-en-noun-quFrmVaE

Verb

IPA: /ˈkæ.tə.pʌlt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-catapult.wav ‎ [UK] Forms: catapult [canonical], catapults [third-person, singular], catapulted [past], catapulted [past, participle], catapulting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you catapult something, it means that you throw an object through the air.
    Sense id: simple-catapult-en-verb-pBijXdID
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