All catapult synonyms
cat·a·pult
C c noun catapult
- slingshot — a Y -shaped stick with an elastic strip between the prongs for shooting stones and other small missiles.
- sling — an iced alcoholic drink, typically containing gin, water, sugar, and lemon or lime juice.
- pitcher — Molly (Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley) 1754–1832, American Revolutionary heroine.
- propeller — a device having a revolving hub with radiating blades, for propelling an airplane, ship, etc.
- hurler — to throw or fling with great force or vigor.
- trebuchet — a medieval engine of war with a sling for hurling missiles.
- arbalest — a large medieval crossbow, usually cocked by mechanical means
- shooter — a person who shoots with a gun, bow, etc.: efforts to capture the shooter.
- tosser — to throw, pitch, or fling, especially to throw lightly or carelessly: to toss a piece of paper into the wastebasket.
- ballista — an ancient catapult for hurling stones, etc
- heaver — to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax.
verb catapult
- hurl — to throw or fling with great force or vigor.
- shoot — to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
- throw — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- project — something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
- propel — to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward: to propel a boat by rowing.
- toss — Terminal Oriented Social Science
- fling — to throw, cast, or hurl with force or violence: to fling a stone.
- hurtle — to rush violently; move with great speed: The car hurtled down the highway.