Catapult and Shoot

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

Nearby Words: catapulting, catapulted

Shoot verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.

Usage example: BB guns shoot small round metal pellets

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Catapult is a synonym for shoot in propel topic. You can use "Catapult" instead a verb "Shoot", if it concerns topics such as discharge a projectile.

Nearby Words: shooting, shooter, shooed

old	old catapult	old shoot
complete	complete catapult	complete shoot
single	single catapult	single shoot
medieval	medieval catapult	medieval shoot
Other adjectives: small, actual, large, great, enormous, huge, new, classic, gigantic, different.

Parsons' kids attack Winston with a catapult, accusing him of being a traitor and a thought criminal, and say they want to shoot him, vaporize him or send him to the salt mines.

Source: Literature / Nineteen Eighty-Four
Catapult Nightmare: The series starts with Samus having a dream about hunting winged monsters that shoot out fire, being attacked by one, then waking up with a start in her apartment.

Source: Comic Book / Super Metroid
For anyone that missed WTC Defender, you had to shoot down hundreds of planes flung at the trade centers as if launched by catapult.

Source: Too Soon / September Eleventh

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