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shot put en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈʃɔtpʊt/ (Australia)
• /ˈʃɒtpʊt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈʃɒtpʊt/ (New-Zealand)
• /ˈʃɔtpɵt/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• [ˈʃɔ̟tpʊt] ~ [ˈʃɞ̠t-] ~ [-pɵt] ~ [-pɨ̞t] (New-Zealand)
• /ˈʃɔtpʉt/ (Scotland)
• /ˈʃɑtpʊt/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

Deriveds

shot-putter · shot putter

Relateds

put shot

Translations (52)

nl kogelstoten (athletics event) · nb kulestøt (athletics event) · ko 투포환 (athletics event) · he הדיפת כדור ברזל (athletics event) · cs vrh koulí (athletics event) · es lanzamiento de peso (athletics event) · it lancio del peso (athletics event) · tr gülle atma (athletics event) · ru толка́ние ядра́ (athletics event) · de Kugelstoßen (athletics event) · sh bacanje kugle (athletics event) · eu pisu jaurtiketa (athletics event) · sl suvanje krogle (athletics event) · vi đẩy tạ (athletics event) · pl pchnięcie kulą (athletics event) · es lanzamiento de bala (athletics event) · ko 포환던지기 (athletics event) · sh бацање кугле (athletics event) · et kuulitõuge (athletics event) · cmn 鉛球 /铅球 (athletics event) · fi kuulantyöntö (athletics event) · fr lancer du poids (athletics event) · sv kulstötning (athletics event) · mi matā (A ball used to perform the action of shot put.) · ar رَمْيُ الجُلَّة (athletics event) · eo globoĵeto (athletics event) · vo glöbijedam (athletics event) · ro aruncarea greutății (athletics event) · lv lodes grūšana (athletics event) · sk vrh guľou (athletics event) · pt arremesso de peso (athletics event) · pt lançamento do peso (pt) (athletics event) · it getto del peso (athletics event) · ms lontar peluru (athletics event) · fa پرتاب وزنه (athletics event) · ru мета́ние ядра́ (athletics event) · is kúluvarp (athletics event) · el σφαίρα (athletics event) · bg тласкане на гюле (athletics event) · ca llançament de pes (athletics event) · id tolak peluru (athletics event) · lt rutulio stūmimas (athletics event) · el σφαιροβολία (athletics event) · ja 砲丸投 (athletics event) · nn kulestøyt (athletics event) · pl rzut kulą (athletics event) · da kuglestød (athletics event) · uk штовха́ння ядра́ (athletics event) · gu ગોળાફેંક (athletics event) · hu súlylökés (athletics event) · ja 砲丸投げ (athletics event) · mi panga matā (athletics event)