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What does shot put mean?

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Noun
  1. (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.
  2. (athletics, countable) A trial of shot put.
  3. (athletics, countable) A ball used to perform the action of shot put.
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Jeremy Hunt has introduced a new sport to the Games, to go with the discus, shot put, javelin.
Just another round of field hockey, shot put, or ping-pong at the Athens Olympics.
She has come to dominate the pentathlon, as well as the long jump, high jump, shot put and hurdles.
Theresa Brick came from discus and hammer throwing and Brice Singbell came from shot put.
Chris Strickland, a member of the Mohegan tribe, will throw the javelin, shot put and discus and run the 100-meter dash.
Women were banned from competing and spectating at the original Games, and shot put is barely 100 years old, so the direct linkage with the ancient past was tenuous.

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