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Synonyms for catapulted
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kat-uh-puhlt, -poolt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæt əˌpʌlt, -ˌpʊlt |
Top 10 synonyms for catapulted Other synonyms for the word catapulted
- arise
- ascend
- assail
- bag
- bandy
- barrage
- beset
- bombard
- bring down
- buck
- bung
- butt
- cannonade
- cant
- cast
- catapult
- chuck
- dash
- discharge
- dislodge
- dispatch
- drive
- drop the hammer
- eject
- emit
- execute
- expel
- explode
- fell
- fire
- fire upon
- flick
- fling
- fling off
- flip
- floor
- force
- go through the ceiling
- go through the roof
- gun
- harass
- heave
- hit
- hoist
- hound
- hurl
- ignite
- impel
- jerk
- kill
- lance
- lapidate
- launch
- let fly
- let go
- let go with
- lift
- lob
- loose
- murder
- open fire
- open up
- overturn
- overwhelm
- peg
- pellet
- pelt
- pepper
- pester
- pick off
- pitch
- plug
- pop
- pound
- precipitate
- project
- propel
- pull the trigger
- pump
- push
- put
- raise
- rise
- rocket
- scatter
- send
- send forth
- set afloat
- set in motion
- set off
- shell
- shoot
- shoot up
- shove
- shower
- shy
- sling
- splatter
- spray
- sprinkle
- start
- stone
- strafe
- strew
- strike
- suspend
- swing
- take off
- throw
- throw lead
- thrust
- torpedo
- toss
- tower
- trigger
- tumble
- unhorse
- unseat
- upset
- vault up
- volley
- waft
- weight
- zap
- zoom
Définition of catapulted
Origin :- 1848, "to throw with a catapult," from catapult (n.). Intransitive sense by 1928. Related: Catapulted; catapulting.
- As in launch : verb send off
- As in shoot : verb discharge a projectile, often to injure or kill
- As in skyrocket : verb soar
- As in sling : verb throw or hang over
- As in throw : verb propel something through the air
- As in bombard : verb assault, attack
- As in fling : verb throw with abandon
- The word was catapulted from him as though by a muscular convulsion.
- Extract from : « The Harbor of Doubt » by Frank Williams
- From frozen mobility Lig-magte had catapulted into headlong attack.
- Extract from : « Planet of the Damned » by Harry Harrison
- Both men went up into their saddles as if catapulted from the earth.
- Extract from : « Desert Conquest » by A. M. Chisholm
- Then the door opened and Harry was catapulted out into the lobby.
- Extract from : « This Crowded Earth » by Robert Bloch
- The Indian was catapulted from his saddle with arms pinioned to his aide.
- Extract from : « The Pony Rider Boys in New Mexico » by Frank Gee Patchin
- A wiry little steer, red and white, shot into the field as if catapulted.
- Extract from : « Wisconsin in Story and Song; » by Various
- Their superscience had catapulted him past the war years into the future.
- Extract from : « Restricted Tool » by Malcolm B. Morehart
- Without warning he was catapulted from his feet by the impact of a heavy body.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories, March, 1931 » by Various
- He catapulted into Burckhardt and sent him sprawling, the gun flying free.
- Extract from : « The Tunnel Under The World » by Frederik Pohl
- Dave catapulted into him head first and the two went down together.
- Extract from : « The Sheriff's Son » by William MacLeod Raine
Antonyms for catapulted
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