shot put

Noun

Meaning

an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball is hurled as far as possible

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

running jumping athletics marathon decathlon pole vault field event long jump high jump relay race broad jump hurdles hurdling hammer throw track and field event

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Hypernyms

field event

Examples

When you're walking into the stadium, you just say to yourself, 'the 100m is the same anywhere, the shot put is the same weight anywhere.' Daley Thompson

I started athletics in 1999, throwing discus and shot put. I didn't tell my family when I started boxing. Mary Kom

Arcadia’s Shae Watkins (shot put and discus) and Clint Recker (110 hurdles and triple jump) were among several multiple-event winners. Source: Internet

Aaron Comery ’17 also placed in shot put, finishing third with a 16.39 meter throw. Source: Internet

Aaron Comery ’17 extended his personal best in the shot put to a distance of 15.08 meters. Source: Internet

A day after winning the PIAA state championship in the shot put, Montana also won state gold in the discus with a throw of 154-foot-8. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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