shot put

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shot put

/ˈʃɒtpʊt/ UK
/ˈʃɔtpɵt/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈʃɑtpʊt/ US
/ˈʃɔtpʊt/ Australia
/ˈʃɒtpʊt/ New Zealand
[ˈʃɔ̟tpʊt] ~ [ˈʃɞ̠t-] ~ [-pɵt] ~ [-pɨ̞t] New Zealand
/ˈʃɔtpʉt/ Scotland

Rhymes with -ɒtpʊt

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

noun shot puts · shotput

uncountable, usually 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.
countable, usually A trial of shot put.
countable, usually A ball used to perform the action of shot put.

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noun athletics event

Español	lanzamiento de peso, lanzamiento de bala
한국어	포환던지기 pohwandeonjigi, 투포환 tupohwan
日本語	砲丸投, 砲丸投げ hōgannage
中文	鉛球 /铅球 qiānqiú
Português	arremesso de peso, lançamento do peso (pt)
Français	lancer du poids
Deutsch	Kugelstoßen
Italiano	getto del peso, lancio del peso
Ελληνικά	σφαιροβολία sfairovolía, σφαίρα sfaíra
Română	aruncarea greutății
Русский	мета́ние ядра́ metánije jadrá, толка́ние ядра́ tolkánije jadrá
Tiếng Việt	đẩy tạ
العربية	رَمْيُ الجُلَّة ramyu l-julla
עברית	הדיפת כדור ברזל hadifát kadúr barzél

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@misc{shot_put_2026,
  title = {shot put},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shot%20put},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}