Catapult - Definition

n 1: a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic
between the arms; used to propel small stones [syn:
slingshot, sling, catapult]
2: a device that launches aircraft from a warship [syn:
catapult, launcher]
3: an engine that provided medieval artillery used during
sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other
missiles [syn: catapult, arbalest, arbalist,
ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet,
trebucket]
v 1: shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult; "the enemy
catapulted rocks towards the fort"
2: hurl as if with a sling [syn: sling, catapult]