hurl vs catapult

hurl and catapult both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hurl	Yes	No	Yes	No
catapult	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, catapult is a hyponym of hurl; that is, catapult is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hurl:

Other hyponyms of hurl include crash, dash, precipitate, sling, bowl.

hurl (noun)	catapult (noun)
a violent throw	an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
	a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
	a device that launches aircraft from a warship

hurl (verb)	catapult (verb)
utter with force; utter vehemently	shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult
throw forcefully	hurl as if with a sling
make a thrusting forward movement