English Explanatory Dictionary

shot put

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An athletics event where a competitor must hurl a heavy metal orb ("shot") as far as possible. Because of the weight of the ball this is done with a pushing ("putting") motion rather than a throwing motion.
  2. A trial of shot put.
  3. A ball used to perform the action of shot put.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shot put.wav

Word forms

shot put shot puts shotput

Etymology

Compound of shot (noun) + put (verb).

Related words

put shot

Derived words

shot-putter shot putter
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