(obsolete) A waterspout. / A large waterfall; steep rapids in a river. / A flood of water. / (figuratively) An overwhelming downpour or rush.

A sudden, violent event. / (geology) A sudden and violent change in the earth's crust. / A great flood.

A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects. / A mechanical aid on aircraft carriers designed to help airplanes take off from the flight deck. / (UK) A slingshot.

(transitive) To fire a missile from a catapult. / (transitive) To fire or launch something, as if from a catapult. / (transitive) To increase the status of something rapidly.

A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.

(transitive, intransitive) To provide with food, especially for a special occasion as a professional service.

(obsolete) Synonym of acater: an officer who purchased cates (food supplies) for the steward of a large household or estate. / (obsolete) Synonym of caterer: any provider of food.

(UK dialect) To place, set, move, or cut diagonally or rhomboidally.

(UK dialect, US) Diagonally.

(rare, obsolete) Four. / (card games, dice games, obsolete) The four of cards or dice. / (music) A method of ringing nine bells in four pairs with a ninth tenor bell.