Catapult and Launch

Similar meaning words

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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Launch is a synonym for catapult in propel topic. In some cases you can use "Launch" instead a verb "Catapult".

Nearby Words: catapulting, catapulted

Launch verb - To send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm.

Usage example: infantrymen launching grenades at the nest of machine gunners

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Catapult is a synonym for launch in send off topic. You can use "Catapult" instead a verb "Launch".

Nearby Words: launched, launching, launcher, launchable

weapon	catapult weapon	launch weapon
ball	catapult ball	launch ball
ship	catapult ship	launch ship
opponent	catapult opponent	launch opponent
Other words: balls, ships, fireballs.

Star interprets this as meaning she should load everything she owns into a catapult and launch it at the door she was trying to open.

Source: Literal-Minded
In the Bugs Bunny cartoon Knighty Knight Bugs, the Black Knight (Yosemite Sam) uses a catapult to try to launch himself into the window of a castle, but hits the castle instead.

Source: Catapult to Glory
Snell orders Lonely to load a bomb into the catapult and launch it over.

Source: Comicbook / Battle

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