catapult
/ˈkæ.tə.pʌlt/IPA: /K AE1 T AH0 P AH0 L T/
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A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects, such as a mechanical aid on aircraft carriers designed to help airplanes take off from the flight deck.
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Slingshot
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An instance of firing a missile from a catapult.
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An instance of firing something, as if from a catapult.
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To fire a missile from a catapult.
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To fire or launch something, as if from a catapult.
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To increase the status of something rapidly.
“The candidate selection for running mate has catapulted her to the national scene.”
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To be fired from a catapult or as if from a catapult.
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To have one's status increased rapidly.
“She catapulted to the national scene following her selection by the candidate.”
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