n.
1.a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms
2.a device that launches aircraft from a warship
3.medieval artillery used during sieges catapult v.
1.shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult
2.hurl as if with a sling
Idiom of the Day
make out (something) or make (something) out
to distinguish or identify something, to manage to see or read something
The ship captain could not make out the name of the other boat because of the fog. I was unable to make out the sign because I did not have my glasses.