catapulting
present participle ofcatapult
catapult
verb[Tusually+ adv/prep]
uk/ˈkæt.ə.pʌlt/us/ˈkæt̬.ə.pʌlt/tothrowsomeone or something withgreatforce:
When the twovehiclescollided, he was catapultedforwards.
be catapulted intosomething
tosuddenlyexperienceaparticularstate, such as beingfamous:
Theawardforbestactressmeantthatalmostovernightshe was catapultedintothelimelight.
Throwing
- arm
- cast
- flick
- fling
- heave
- hurl
- outpitch
- overhand
- peg
- pelt
- sling
- stone
- thread
- throw
- throwsomethingin
- toss
- underarm
- underhand
- wang
- whang
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Examplesofcatapulting
catapulting
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Bubonic plague broke out among the besiegers, who abandoned the siege aftercatapultingsome of their dead into the city.
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It is noisy and hazardous, with tons of heavy metalcatapultingoff the heaving deck and back on again.
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A fleet of specially designed flying boats should be available in the course of 1938, and the possibilities ofcatapultinglong-range flying boats are being actively investigated.
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The first test for the flying sequences involved simplycatapultinga crash test dummy out of a cannon.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The album was certified gold, making him widely known andcatapultinghis career to new heights, and eventually leading sales to platinum status.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The album sold 15 million copies worldwide,catapultingthe band to become one of the biggest rock bands of the turn of the century.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Transport in the game is fulfilled by a manner ofcatapulting.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Robins became a fan-favouritecatapultingthem up the league from relegation battlers to true play-off contenders all in the short time that he had been at the club.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Daffy tries one last scheme which involvescatapultinghimself across the sea.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They would lie on the floor and position the bar over their abdomen, then perform an explosive glute bridge movement,catapultingthe bar upwards and catching it at lockout.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Whether it is by spontaneous programmed death, or the malecatapultinginto the mouth of the female, these self-sacrificing males die in order for prolonged copulation to occur.
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- remote countryside
- remote desktop
- remote island
- remote location
- remotely
- remoteness
- retrace
- retraced
- retrace-steps
- retrace your steps
- retrace-your-steps
- retracing
- retract
- retractable
- retractable claw
- retractable roof
- retracted
- retracting
- retraction
- retrain
- retrained
- retraining
- retraining programme
- retransfer
- re-transform