SHOT PUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shot put mean? 

• SHOT PUT (noun)
  The noun SHOT PUT has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SHOT PUT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHOT PUT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("shot put" is a kind of...):

field event (a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track)