Catapult
Catapult verb - To send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm.
Usage example: catapulted a pumpkin into the next yard
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Synonyms for Catapult
Gun and catapult are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gun" instead the word "Catapult" as a verb or a noun.
Nearby Words: catapulting, catapulted
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old catapult | old gun |
| single | single catapult | single gun |
| heavy | heavy catapult | heavy gun |
| small | small catapult | small gun |
| Other adjectives: powerful, actual, real, massive, large, loaded, enormous, huge, new, portable, automatic, classic, gigantic, different, giant, modern, high-powered, powered, stolen. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Like a Swiss Army knife, with just a flip of the wrist it can be a rocket launcher, shotgun, machine gun, grenade launcher, or chainsaw rocket catapult.
Source: Swiss Army Gun -
As this was the early stages, shooting someone with, say, an elephant gun could very easily catapult them over a 10ft wall and across the map.
Source: Video Game / Hitman -
The Straight and Arrow Path: Shaft, used a high-tech gravity-catapult longbow because he thought it looked cooler than a gun.
Source: Comic Book / Youngblood
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