shot put
noun
a field event in which a heavy ball or shot is thrown or put for distance.
shot puts
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pluralof shot put.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In more than one picture, the angle of the shot puts the airplane in a visual trajectory aimed at a nearby building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2018
Of course, the shot puts you at no real advantage in horse, as your opponents will find it remarkably effective and natural as well.
From Slate ● May 31, 2018
But to no avail, as Nadal draws him into the net with a drop shot, puts a volley that would have been out of reach to virtually any other tennis player alive.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 23, 2017
Sergio Aguero deflected shot puts City two up.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 16, 2016
The simple craftsmanship evident throughout, the attention to detail, which, as the special-effects people like to say, "sells the shot," puts the viewer in mind of an almost vanished habit of meticulous moviemaking.
From Time Magazine Archive
