slingshot

[sling-shot] / ˈslɪŋˌʃɒt /

NOUN

catapult

Synonyms

STRONG

arbalest ballista heaver hurler pitcher propeller shooter sling tosser trebuchet

NOUN

weapon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ammunition bomb cannon firearm gun knife machete machine gun missile nerve gas pistol revolver rifle shotgun sword tear gas

STRONG

arbalest archery arrow assegai ax axe backsword ballista banderilla barong bat baton battle-ax bayonet bazooka blackjack blade blowgun bludgeon boomerang catapult cleaver club crossbow cudgel cutlass dagger dart dirk flamethrower harpoon hatchet howitzer lance musket saber scythe spear spike stiletto switchblade

WEAK

anlace atlatl billy club bow and arrow bowie knife brass knuckles hunting knife nuclear bomb nunchaku

Example Sentences

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Fernando, Osmin and their two younger brothers spent their free time shooting slingshots and riding ATVs around acres of dirt roads and fields that belonged to the company where their parents worked.

From The Wall Street Journal

A candidate must win early to gather the momentum needed to slingshot into the nationwide campaigning that commences as soon as voters in the leadoff contests have their say.

From Los Angeles Times

But now, the irony is that "Jury Duty" has sort of put me in a slingshot and at least for now.

From Salon

The Singularity is a slingshot into the future.

From New York Times

It will first make its way toward Venus, where the planet’s gravitational pull will slingshot it back past the Earth and then Mars.

From Seattle Times

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