English-Thai Dictionary

catapult

N หนังสติ๊ก รูป ตัว วี  ไม้ หนังสติ๊ก รูป ตัว วาย (Y slingshot sling nang-sa-tik-rub-tua-we

 

catapult

N เครื่อง ยิง ใน สมัยโบรา ณ  kreang-ying-nai-sa-mai-bo-ran

 

catapult

VT ขว้าง หรือ ยิง ก้อนหิน  fling kwang-rue-ying-kon-hin

 

catapult

VT เคลื่อนไหว อย่างรวดเร็ว  kean-wai-yang-ruad-reol

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CATAPULT

Cat "a *pult, n. Etym: [L. catapulta, Gr.

 

1. (Mil. Antiq.)

 

Defn: An engine somewhat resembling a massive crossbow, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing stones, arrows, spears, etc.

 

2. A forked stick with elasti band for throwing small stones, etc.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

catapult

cat a pult |ˈkatəˌpəlt, -ˌpo͝olt ˈkædəpəlt | ▶noun a device in which accumulated tension is suddenly released to hurl an object some distance, in particular: • historical a military machine worked by a lever and ropes for hurling large stones or other missiles. • a mechanical device for launching a glider or other aircraft, esp. from the deck of a ship. • chiefly Brit. a slingshot. ▶verb [ with obj. ] hurl or launch (something ) in a specified direction with or as if with a catapult: the plane was refueled and catapulted back into the air again | the explosion catapulted the car 30 yards along the road | figurative : their music catapulted them to the top of the charts. • [ no obj. ] move suddenly or at great speed as though hurled by a catapult: the horse catapulted away from the fence. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French catapulte or Latin catapulta, from Greek katapeltēs, from kata- ‘down ’ + pallein ‘hurl. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

catapult

cata |pult |ˈkatəpʌlt | ▶noun 1 Brit. a forked stick with an elastic band fastened to the two prongs, used by children for shooting small stones. 2 historical a military machine worked by a lever and ropes for hurling large stones or other missiles. 3 a mechanical device for launching a glider or other aircraft, especially from the deck of a ship. ▶verb [ with obj. and adverbial of direction ] hurl or launch (something ) with or as if with a catapult: the explosion catapulted the car 30 yards along the road | figurative : their music catapulted them to the top of the charts. • [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] move suddenly or at great speed as though hurled by a catapult: the horse catapulted away from the fence. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French catapulte or Latin catapulta, from Greek katapeltēs, from kata- ‘down ’ + pallein ‘hurl ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

catapult

catapult verb the boulder was catapulted into the sea: propel, launch, hurl, fling, send flying, fire, blast, shoot.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

catapult

catapult noun a 16 -year-old boy fired a catapult at a low-flying helicopter: sling; N. Amer. slingshot; Austral. /NZ 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.

 

French Dictionary

catapulte

catapulte n. f. nom féminin anciennement Machine de guerre servant à lancer des pierres, des traits. Note Technique Attention au genre féminin de ce nom: une catapulte.

 

catapulter

catapulter v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Lancer avec une catapulte. : Des pierres catapultées. 2 Lancer loin et avec puissance. : Ce hockeyeur a catapulté la rondelle dans les gradins. 3 figuré Parachuter quelqu ’un à un poste plus important que celui qu ’il occupe. SYNONYME bombarder ; élever ; porter . aimer

 

Spanish Dictionary

catapulta

catapulta nombre femenino 1 Máquina de guerra antigua que se utilizaba para lanzar a gran distancia piedras o flechas de gran tamaño; generalmente estaba formada por un gran armazón de madera con ruedas y un mecanismo de lanzamiento .2 Cosa que impulsa y favorece decisivamente el desarrollo de otra :sus años como gobernador fueron la catapulta hacia la presidencia .

 

catapultar

catapultar verbo transitivo 1 Disparar o lanzar piedras u otra cosa con una catapulta :las tropas catapultaban piedras contra la muralla; (fig ) retenía el balón cuando era necesario y lo catapultaba cuando veía al rival descompuesto en defensa .2 Dar un fuerte impulso social a alguien o hacerlo ascender socialmente de forma muy rápida :el salto del jugador a un equipo de primera división lo ha catapultado a la selección .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

catapult

cat a pult /kǽtəpʌ̀lt /名詞 C 1 〘史 〙石弓 〘古代の大型兵器 〙; 石弓のように物を飛ばす道具 [装置 ].2 ｟英 ｠(玩具 （がんぐ ）の )ぱちんこ (｟米 ｠slingshot ).3 カタパルト, (空母の )飛行機射出装置, グライダーの射出装置 .動詞 他動詞 1 突然 [一躍 ]〈人 〉を 【有名 スターなどに 】する «to » , 【ある世界 社会に 】〈人 〉を入れる «into » .2 〖be ～ed 〗〈人が 〉 «…から /…に » 勢いよく投げ出される, 放り出される, 飛び出す «out of , from /into » .3 …をぱちんこで打つ, カタパルトで射出する .自動詞 1 勢いよく飛び出す [動く, 走り出す ]; 〈飛行機が 〉カタパルトから発進する .2 突然 【ある状態 [世界 ]に 】なる [入り込む ] «to , into » .