basketball vs shot put

basketball

noun
  • The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball. 

  • A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop. 

verb
  • To throw in a similar way to when shooting a basketball 

  • To play basketball 

shot put

noun
  • A ball used to perform the action of shot put. 

  • An athletics event where a competitor must hurl a heavy metal orb ("shot") as far as possible. Because of the weight of the ball this is done with a pushing ("putting") motion rather than a throwing motion. 

  • A trial of shot put. 

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