Wiktionary
n. 1 (context athletics uncountable English) An athletics event where a competitor must hurl a heavy metal orb as far as possible. Because of the weight of the ball this is done with a pushing motion rather than a throwing motion. 2 (context athletics countable English) A trial of shot put. 3 (context athletics countable English) A ball used to perform the action of shot put.
WordNet
n. an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball is hurled as far as possible
Wikipedia
The shot put (pronounced ) is a track and field event involving "throwing"/"putting" (throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy spherical object —the shot—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's competition began in 1948.
Usage examples of "shot put".
Daniel shoved it away like a shot put instead of using an over-arm motion the way he'd started to.
So did Sidney, although the force of his shot put him out of control.
He had won medals in the nineteen thirty-six Olympics in the shot put, the javelin and the hammer throw, and he became something of a national hero.
Because by that time Boomer had already broken state records in both the shot put and the discus.
A single shot put the disemboweled, burnt and bloody creature out of its misery.
His fourth shot put a bolt in the window frame over the hall window.