shot-put shot put • shot putter · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · shot-put · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 8 · · Length 2 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball is hurled as far as possible. Synonyms: shot put. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · - hyphen-minus U+002D h latin small letter h U+0068 o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075