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shot puts

shot puts is the plural of shot put.

Meaning of shot put

Noun

shot put (usually uncountable, plural shot puts)

  1. (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.
  2. (countable, usually) A trial of shot put.
  3. (countable, usually) A ball used to perform the action of shot put.

Questions about shot puts

What is shot puts the plural of?
Shot puts is the plural of shot put.

Words near shot puts in the dictionary

  1. shot oneself in the foot
  2. shot out
  3. shot prop
  4. shot props
  5. shot put
  6. shot puts
  7. shot putter
  8. shot putters
  9. shot rock
  10. shot rocks
  11. shot sample

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