Definition

Noun: - Catapult, slingshot: A simple handheld weapon or toy, typically made from a Y-shaped frame with two elastic strips (often rubber bands) attached to the prongs and connected to a central pouch. It is used to launch small projectiles like stones by pulling back the pouch and releasing it.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trẻ con thường dùng súng cao su để bắn chim. (Children often use a slingshot to shoot birds.)
  • Anh ấy chế tạo một chiếc súng cao su từ một nhánh cây và dây thun. (He crafted a catapult from a tree branch and rubber bands.)
  • Bắn súng cao su vào người khác là rất nguy hiểm. (Firing a slingshot at others is very dangerous.)

Advanced Usage

• "bắn súng cao su": to shoot/fire a slingshot.
  • Cậu bé bị phạt vì bắn súng cao su trong lớp. (The boy was punished for firing a slingshot in class.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nỏ cao su: A less common variant, also meaning slingshot. ("Nỏ" historically refers to a crossbow).
• Súng thun: A more colloquial term with the same meaning, where "thun" is a common Southern Vietnamese word for rubber band.

Synonyms

• Catapult: (In this context) A handheld device for launching projectiles. More formally, a "catapult" can also refer to larger historical siege engines.
• Slingshot: The most direct and common English equivalent.

Related Phrases

• Chơi súng cao su: to play with a slingshot.
  • Bố cấm tôi chơi súng cao su. (My father forbade me from playing with a slingshot.)

noun

1. catapult