shot put

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun An athletic event in which contestants attempt to put a heavy metal ball as far as possible.
• noun The standard ball used in this competition.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun athletics 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.

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• noun an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball is hurled as far as possible