Catapult
noun
A device used to throw or hurl something a long distance.
The ancient Romans used a catapult to throw rocks at their enemies.
Often appears as...
- building a catapult
- launch the catapult
verb
To launch or be launched suddenly and quickly.
His success catapulted him into the spotlight.
Often appears as...
- catapult into stardom
- catapult to fame
verb
To throw or launch something in a specific direction.
She catapulted the stone across the river.
Often appears as...
- catapult the ball
- catapult a stone
noun
A device used to throw or hurl something a long distance.
The ancient Romans used a catapult to throw rocks at their enemies.
Often appears as...
- building a catapult
- launch the catapult
verb
To launch or be launched suddenly and quickly.
His success catapulted him into the spotlight.
Often appears as...
- catapult into stardom
- catapult to fame
verb
To throw or launch something in a specific direction.
She catapulted the stone across the river.
Often appears as...
- catapult the ball
- catapult a stone
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Usage
Often associated with medieval and ancient warfare.
Museums display catapults as part of their medieval exhibits.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
Can be used metaphorically to describe rapid events.
The invention catapulted humanity into a new era.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Object
Refers to a physical structure, not a figurative concept.
They built a catapult for the science competition.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Usage
Often associated with medieval and ancient warfare.
Museums display catapults as part of their medieval exhibits.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
Can be used metaphorically to describe rapid events.
The invention catapulted humanity into a new era.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Object
Refers to a physical structure, not a figurative concept.
They built a catapult for the science competition.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Usage
Often associated with medieval and ancient warfare.
Museums display catapults as part of their medieval exhibits.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
Can be used metaphorically to describe rapid events.
The invention catapulted humanity into a new era.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Object
Refers to a physical structure, not a figurative concept.
They built a catapult for the science competition.
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in our lives between the way we experience great failure and the way we experience great success. So think of it like For most of your life, you live out your existence here in the middle of the chain of human experience where everything is normal and reassuring and regular, but failure catapults you abruptly way out over here
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Why tragedies are...
In Shakespeare's canon, we see Hamlet's indecisiveness lead to a series of bad decisions, or perhaps non-decisions, that culminate in the death of almost every character in the play, and Macbeth's ambition catapults him to the top before sending him careening to his grave.
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Jay Silver: Hack a...
Just going to try to put them in shapes and push on them and stuff. And before long, he's kind of got this mechanism where you can almost launch and catapult objects around, and he enlists us in helping him. And at this point, I'm starting to wonder,
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The function and fashion...
rely on glasses for maintaining their lives. And there's lots of other objects in our society that have been created to help overcome various physical obstacles. And it's only the eyeglasses that have catapulted to that fashion statement.
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Thoughts on humanity,...
Ideas were flowing with more freedom and speed. And I experienced the miracle of human innovation and cooperation, and my own creativity, when supported by the resourcefulness of this collective endeavor, catapulted me into superstardom.
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I clawed begged my way into an entry-level job in the display department and you know I was happy to be surrounded by kindred spirits to be in this freaky little display studio I never imagined it would take me catapult
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to power devices as small as smartphones and laptops and as large as electric vehicles. The versatility of lithium has helped catapult many technological developments
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Economic expansion, urbanization, and a lack of medical knowledge contributed to the disastrous spread of plague. In turn, however, the disease helped catapult
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Albatrosses Use Their...
downward momentum catapults it back up again like a roller coaster into the lift of the faster air it's called dynamic soaring
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Behind the Scenes Promo...
the life if you shoot the catapult
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Success, failure and the...
in our lives between the way we experience great failure and the way we experience great success. So think of it like For most of your life, you live out your existence here in the middle of the chain of human experience where everything is normal and reassuring and regular, but failure catapults you abruptly way out over here
Video examples
Why tragedies are...
In Shakespeare's canon, we see Hamlet's indecisiveness lead to a series of bad decisions, or perhaps non-decisions, that culminate in the death of almost every character in the play, and Macbeth's ambition catapults him to the top before sending him careening to his grave.
Video examples
Jay Silver: Hack a...
Just going to try to put them in shapes and push on them and stuff. And before long, he's kind of got this mechanism where you can almost launch and catapult objects around, and he enlists us in helping him. And at this point, I'm starting to wonder,
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The function and fashion...
rely on glasses for maintaining their lives. And there's lots of other objects in our society that have been created to help overcome various physical obstacles. And it's only the eyeglasses that have catapulted to that fashion statement.
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Thoughts on humanity,...
Ideas were flowing with more freedom and speed. And I experienced the miracle of human innovation and cooperation, and my own creativity, when supported by the resourcefulness of this collective endeavor, catapulted me into superstardom.
Video examples
Advice from the world’s...
I clawed begged my way into an entry-level job in the display department and you know I was happy to be surrounded by kindred spirits to be in this freaky little display studio I never imagined it would take me catapult
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Lithium 101 PIPE National...
to power devices as small as smartphones and laptops and as large as electric vehicles. The versatility of lithium has helped catapult many technological developments
Video examples
Plague 101 PIPE National...
Economic expansion, urbanization, and a lack of medical knowledge contributed to the disastrous spread of plague. In turn, however, the disease helped catapult
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Albatrosses Use Their...
downward momentum catapults it back up again like a roller coaster into the lift of the faster air it's called dynamic soaring
Video examples
Behind the Scenes Promo...
the life if you shoot the catapult
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Teyonah Parris
American Actress
I had been getting relaxers since I was eight or nine. I had no clue. It was a personal mission to really find out who am when I'm not altering myself to look like anybody else. Who am I when I wake up and I don't do anything to my hair? Who is that woman? I want to meet her. And that was what catapulted my journey into going natural.
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Heather Mac Donald
American Editor
The important thing to understand about eliminating racial preferences in college admissions is that doing so does not lower the number of minority college students, it just redistributes them to schools for which they are actually qualified, rather than catapulting them into academic environments where they will inevitably struggle.
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Drew Barrymore
American Actress
I love roller coasters that make my stomach drop. One ride in Las Vegas, the Big Shot, straps you into a row of seats and catapults you into the air from the top of the Stratosphere Tower - then plummets back down. I ride it over and over; it's exhilarating.
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Tim Cope
Australian Author
Learning of my father's passing at age 55 not only shattered the world, far from home, that had become my reality, but catapulted my childhood and relationship with family - which had felt like another lifetime - into the present.
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Chris Murphy
American Politician
Our nation, in a short quarter-millennium, catapulted itself to global preeminence by solving the world's greatest problems and exporting those solutions to the rest of the world.
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Ann Reinking
American Actress
When I did 'Goodtime Charley' that helped a great deal, but 'Dancin' was such a huge hit. It catapulted me in to being a consistent principal to count on.
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Winnie Harlow
Canadian Model
I don't really talk about 'ANTM,' although I'm very grateful for it, as it was the platform that allowed me to catapult to where I should have been.
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Aquaria
American
For me, I went into 'Drag Race' wanting to further catapult my career, to travel around the world, and perform for all my fans.
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Ivory
American Wrestler
Looking back, it was really cool to be a person that helped catapult the women's division to become what it was.
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Al Sharpton
American Activist
Evangelicals catapulted George W. Bush back to the White House.
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