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Word: Catapult
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: from French catapulte or Latin catapulta, from Greek katapeltēs, from kata- ‘down’ + pallein ‘hurl’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkatəpʌlt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a forked stick with an elastic band fastened to the two prongs, used by children for shooting small stones.
Short Definition:toy
Word: Catapult
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkatəpʌlt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
hurl or launch (something) with or as if with a catapult
Short Definition:hurl or launch
Examples:- the explosion catapulted the car 30 yards along the road
- their music catapulted them to the top of the charts
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