shot put
Noun
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Noun
shot put (uncountable)
- (athletics, uncountable) 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.
- (athletics, countable) A trial of shot put.
- (athletics, countable) A ball used to perform the action of shot put.
- put shot
- French: lancer du poids
- German: Kugelstoßen
- Italian: getto del peso, lancio del peso
- Portuguese: arremesso de peso
- Russian: мета́ние ядра́
- Spanish: lanzamiento de peso, lanzamiento de bala
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