Definitions for shot put
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
shot′ put`(n.)
a field event in which a heavy ball or shot is thrown or put for distance.
Category: Sport
a single throw or put of the shot.
Origin of shot put:
1895–1900
shot′-put`ting(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
shot put(noun)
an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball is hurled as far as possible
Wiktionary
shot put(Noun)
An athletics event where a competitor must hurl a heavy metal orb as far as possible. Because of the weight of the ball this is done with a pushing motion rather than a throwing motion.
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