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shot put
noun
Definition of SHOT PUT
: a field event in which a shot is heaved for distance
— shot–put·ter \ˈshät-ˌpu̇-tər\ noun
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First Known Use of SHOT PUT
1898
Rhymes with SHOT PUT
afoot, barefoot, bigfoot, birthroot, Blackfoot, board foot, claw-foot, clubfoot, cocksfoot, coltsfoot, crow's-foot, cube root, enroot, forefoot, hard put, hotfoot, input, kaput, on foot, outfoot, output, prop root, Rajput, redroot, snakeroot, splayfoot, square root, squawroot, taproot, throughput, trench foot, uproot, webfoot
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