[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["an military engine for hurling stones, arrows, etc.", "a device for launching an airplane from the deck of a ship.", "British.a slingshot."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to hurl from a catapult.", "to thrust or move quickly or suddenly:His brilliant performance in the play catapulted him to stardom.Synonyms: shoot , pitch , propel , fling , throw", "British.to hurl (a missile) from a slingshot.to hit (an object) with a missile from a slingshot.", "to hurl (a missile) from a slingshot.", "to hit (an object) with a missile from a slingshot."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to be catapulted.", "to move or spring up suddenly, quickly, or forcibly, as if by means of a catapult:The car catapulted down the highway. When he the alarm he catapulted out of bed."]}]