noun · Sports & Play

shot put

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The meaning (definition) of the word shot put

a heavy metal ball you push as far as you can

The word shot put used in a sentence

“In track and field, athletes throw the heavy shot put as far as they can.”

The plural of the word shot put

shot puts

How the word shot put is said around the world

Frenchlancer du poids (lahn-SAY dew pwah)
Spanishlanzamiento de peso (lahn-thahm-YEN-toh thay PAY-soh)
Mandarin铅球 (chyen chyoh)
Hindiगोला फेंक (GOH-lah paynk)
Arabicرمي الجلة (rahmy ahl-JOOL-lah)
Russianтолкание ядра (tul-KAH-nyee-yi YAHD-rah)
Portuguese (EU)arremesso de peso (uh-ri-ME-suu di PAY-zuu)
Portuguese (BR)arremesso de peso (ah-khay-ME-suu jew PAY-zuu)
Japanese砲丸投げ (hohu-gahn-NAH-gay)
GermanKugelstoßen (KOO-guhls-toh-suhn)
Urduگولہ (GOH-lah)
Punjabiਸ਼ਾਟ ਪੁੱਟ (shaht puut)
Korean포환던지기 (POH-wahn-dun-jee-gee)
Hebrewדיפו כדור ברזל
Greekσφαίρα (SFEH-rah)
Dutchkogelstoten (koh-ghels-TOH-tuhn)
Tagalogshot put (shot poot)
Vietnameseném tạ (NE-urm tah)
Turkishgülle atma (GYERL-le AHT-mah)
Persianپرتاب وزنه (PAHR-tahb VAHZ-nay)
Polishpchnięcie kulą (PKHNYENY-che KOO-lawn)
Ukrainianядро (YAHD-roh)
Bengaliশট পুট (shawt poot)
Swedishkulstötning (kuls-TERT-ning)
Italianlancio del peso (LAHN-choh dayl PAY-zoh)

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