Shot Put

Pronunciation: /ʃɑt pʊt/

Definitions of shot put

noun the metal ball used in the event

Example Sentences

A1 I watched a shot put competition at the school sports day.

A2 She trained hard to improve her shot put technique for the upcoming track meet.

B1 The athlete won a gold medal in shot put at the regional championships.

B2 The coach provided feedback on the athlete's shot put form during practice.

C1 The shot put world record was broken by a talented athlete from the United States.

C2 The shot put event at the Olympics drew a large crowd of spectators.

Examples of shot put in a Sentence

formal The athlete excelled in the shot put event at the track and field competition.

informal Did you see how far he threw that shot put?

slang He totally crushed the shot put throw!

figurative Her words were like a shot put, heavy and impactful.

Grammatical Forms of shot put

• past tense: shot put
• plural: shot puts
• comparative: more shot put
• superlative: most shot put
• present tense: shot put
• future tense: will shot put
• perfect tense: have shot put
• continuous tense: is shot putting
• singular: shot put
• positive degree: shot put
• infinitive: to shot put
• gerund: shot putting
• participle: shot put

Origin and Evolution of shot put

First Known Use: 0015 year

Language of Origin: Old English

Story behind the word: The term 'shot put' originated from the Old English word 'sceot', meaning a missile or projectile.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the term 'shot put' evolved from referring to a projectile to specifically describing the athletic event of throwing a heavy metal ball for distance.