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shotput

shotput is the alternative form 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.

Forms of shotput

pluralshotputs

Questions about shotput

What is shotput the alternative form of?
Shotput is the alternative form of shot put.

Words near shotput in the dictionary

  1. shotnoise
  2. shoto
  3. Shotokan
  4. shotos
  5. shotproof
  6. shotput
  7. shotputs
  8. shotputter
  9. shotputters
  10. shots
  11. shots across the bow

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Adapted from Wiktionary: shotput (page history and authors); shot put (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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