Catapult

The catapult hurled the boulder over the castle walls.

A trebuchet is a siege weapon similar to a catapult.

Sami wanted to catapult Layla to celebrity status.

"Tom, on the news, I heard that an octopus was able to escape from the San Francisco Aquarium by picking a lock, making a catapult from office supplies, and calling a taxi," said Mary.

See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda.

A catapult is not as dangerous as a crossbow.

The visitors were given notice of what was to come when Huth headed wide from a Rory Delap long throw but failed to heed the warning, allowing the German defender to rise unmarked to meet another Delap catapult and plant his header into the net after 12 minutes.

The candidate selection for running mate has catapulted her to the national scene.

I was catapulted without preparation into the most difficult job any mortal man can hold. My duties would not wait a week, or a day, or even an hour.

England will not be catapulted among the favourites for Euro 2012 as a result of this win, but no victory against Spain is earned easily and it is right they take great heart from their efforts as they now prepare to play Sweden at Wembley on Tuesday.