Usually means: Throwing heavy ball for distance.
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  1. shot-putting: Merriam-Webster
  2. shot-putting: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. shot-putting: Wiktionary
  4. shot-putting: Dictionary.com
  5. shot-putting: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. shot-putting: Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (shot-putting)

noun:  The act of competing in the track and field event of putting the shot, attempting to throw a heavy metal ball for maximum distance using a pushing motion (rather than a bent arm throw) due to the balls great weight.

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