to put the shot

  • 1put the shot — threw the shot put, threw a heavy metal ball in a shot put event (Track and Field) …

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  • 2shot put, the — shot ,put, the noun a sports event in which you throw a heavy metal ball called the shot as far as you can ╾ shot ,put|ter noun count …

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  • 3the shot put — an athletic event in which people compete by trying to throw a heavy metal ball (called a shot) as far as possible • • • Main Entry: ↑shot put …

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  • 4(the) shot put — the shot put UK US noun a sports event in which you throw a heavy metal ball called the shot as far as you can Thesaurus: athletics and track and field sportshyponym sports events and competitionshyponym Derived Word: shot putter …

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  • 5To put the hand to — Put Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To …

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  • 6To put the hand unto — Put Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To …

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  • 7the shot put — UK / US noun a sports event in which you throw a heavy metal ball called the shot as far as you can Derived word: shot putter noun countable Word forms shot putter : singular shot putter plural shot putters …

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  • 8putting the shot — ● put * * * the ˈshot put [shot put shot puts] noun singular ( …

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  • 9put — [poot] vt. put, putting [ME putten < or akin to OE potian, to push: mod. senses prob. < Scand, as in Dan putte, Swed dial. putta, to put away, push, akin to OE pyttan, to sting, goad] 1. a) to drive or send by a blow, shot, or thrust [to… …

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  • 10Put — Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To… …

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