Catapult vs Lob - What's the difference?
catapult | lob |
A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects, such as a mechanical aid on aircraft carriers designed to help airplanes take off from the flight deck.
(UK) slingshot
An instance of firing a missile from a catapult.
(figuratively) An instance of firing something, as if from a catapult.
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To fire a missile from a catapult.
To fire or launch something, as if from a catapult.
To increase the status of something rapidly.
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To be fired from a catapult or as if from a catapult.
To have one's status increased rapidly.
To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arch.
(colloquial) To throw.
(colloquial) To put, place
(sports) To hit, kick, or throw a ball over another player in a game.
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(obsolete) To let fall heavily or lazily.
* Shakespeare
(ball sports ) A pass or stroke which arches high into the air.
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a lump
* {{quote-book, year=1875, author=M.L. Kenny, title=The fortunes of Maurice Cronin, page=126
, passage=And, moreover, I had no sooner set my eyes on the keys, than I remembered where there was a lob of money lying in Purcell's safe, that I -- }}
(obsolete) a country bumpkin, clown
* {{quote-book, 1594, , section=Act II Scene I
, passage=Farewell, thou lob of spirits; I'll be gone: Our queen and all her elves come here anon. }}
* {{quote-book, 1694,
, passage=THE country lob trudged home very much concerned and thoughtful, you may swear; insomuch that his good woman, seeing him thus look moping, weened that something had been stolen from him at market
As nouns the difference between catapult and lob
is that catapult is a device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects, such as a mechanical aid on aircraft carriers designed to help airplanes take off from the flight deck while lob is (computing|databases).As a verb catapult
is to fire a missile from a catapult.catapult
English
(wikipedia catapult)Noun
citation, page= , passage=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. }}
Verb
- The candidate selection for running mate has catapulted her to the national scene.
citation, page= , passage=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.}}
- She catapulted to the national scene following her selection by the candidate.
See also
* ballista * crossbow * onager * siege engine * trebuchet, trebucketlob
English
Etymology 1
Verb
- The guard lobbed a pass just over the defender.
- The tennis player lobbed the ball, which was a costly mistake.
- Lob it in the pot.
citation, page= , passage=Wigan took the lead when Hugo Rodallega lobbed David Stockdale from close range having earlier headed against the post. }}
- And their poor jades / Lob down their heads.
Noun
(en noun)- The guard launched a desperate lob over the outstretched arms of the defender.
citation, page= , passage=Peter Lovenkrands went close for the Magpies, hitting the bar with a fine lob after he had been played in by the excellent Jose Enrique on the left. }}
Derived terms
* lob wedgeEtymology 2
(etyl)Noun
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