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catapult
noun
British
a 16-year-old boy fired a catapult at a low-flying helicopter:
sling;
North American slingshot;
Australian, New Zealand shanghai.
verb
Sam felt himself being catapulted into the sea:
propel, launch, hurl, hurtle, fling, send flying, send, let fly, let loose, fire, blast, shoot.