Definition of catapults

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  • catapults is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • catapults is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • catapults is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 17

Definition of catapults

  • hurl as if with a sling (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. sling
  • a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. sling
    2. slingshot
  • an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. arbalest
    2. arbalist
    3. ballista
    4. bricole
    5. mangonel
    6. onager
    7. trebuchet
    8. trebucket
  • a device that launches aircraft from a warship (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. launcher
  • shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult (verb)

    Examples

    1. the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort

See definition of catapults in Merriam Webster