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catapult


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  catapult 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  catapult 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  catapult 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  catapult 
 
  2  senses  of  catapult 
 
  Sense  1 
  catapult 
  =>  propel,  impel 
 
  Sense  2 
  sling,  catapult 
  =>  hurl,  hurtle,  cast 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  catapult 
 
  catapult  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  catapult 
 
  Sense  1 
  catapult 
  =>  propel,  impel 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  sling,  catapult 
  =>  hurl,  hurtle,  cast 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  catapult 
  catapult 
 
  Overview  of  noun  catapult 
 
  The  noun  catapult  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  catapult,  launcher  --  (a  device  that  launches  aircraft  from  a  warship) 
  2.  catapult,  sling,  slingshot  --  (a  plaything  consisting  of  a  Y-shaped  stick  with  elastic  between  the  arms;  used  to  propel  small  stones) 
  3.  catapult,  arbalest,  arbalist,  bricole,  onager,  trebuchet,  trebucket  --  (medieval  artillery  used  during  sieges;  a  heavy  war  engine  for  hurling  large  stones) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  catapult 
 
  The  verb  catapult  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  catapult  --  (shoot  forth  or  launch,  as  if  from  a  catapult;  "the  enemy  catapulted  rocks  towards  the  fort") 
  2.  (1)  sling,  catapult  --  (hurl  as  if  with  a  sling) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  catapult 
  catapultian 
  catapultic 
 
  Overview  of  noun  catapult 
 
  The  noun  catapult  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  catapult,  launcher  --  (a  device  that  launches  aircraft  from  a  warship) 
  2.  catapult,  sling,  slingshot  --  (a  plaything  consisting  of  a  Y-shaped  stick  with  elastic  between  the  arms;  used  to  propel  small  stones) 
  3.  catapult,  arbalest,  arbalist,  bricole,  onager,  trebuchet,  trebucket  --  (medieval  artillery  used  during  sieges;  a  heavy  war  engine  for  hurling  large  stones) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  catapult 
 
  The  verb  catapult  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  catapult  --  (shoot  forth  or  launch,  as  if  from  a  catapult;  "the  enemy  catapulted  rocks  towards  the  fort") 
  2.  (1)  sling,  catapult  --  (hurl  as  if  with  a  sling) 



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