discus
noun
dis·cus
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plural discuses
Definition of discus
: a heavy disk (as of wood or plastic) that is thicker in the center than at the perimeter and that is hurled for distance as a track-and-field event
also
: the event
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Examples of discus in a Sentence
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The annual Big A Throwers Open, a modified track meet for shot put, discus, and javelin enthusiasts, took place Saturday morning at Liberty High School and featured close to 70 athletes who braved the heat and humidity. — baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Track & Field: Throwers make the grade at Big A Open," 20 July 2019 Mikayla Chandler Old Rochester, junior A junior shot putter and discus thrower, Chandler was selected by Adaptive Sports USA to attend the 2018 IWAS Youth World Games in Athlone, Ireland, this summer. — BostonGlobe.com, "2017-17 Para Athlete All-Scholastics," 29 June 2018 Try finding a better 2,000-year-old discus thrower, and wonder how so much human expression could be put in a bronze like the boxer. — Raf Casert, chicagotribune.com, "A dare: Skip the Colosseum and Vatican on a trip to Rome?," 1 June 2018 After her mammoth toss in Doha, discus thrower Sandra Perkovic says there is more to come. — OregonLive.com, "Details about the new Hayward Field remain as clear as mud: Oregon track & field rundown," 9 May 2018 Sophomore Alejandra Rosales busted out a new lifetime best of 128-1 in the Beach Cities Invitational, propelling herself into ninth among the section's girls' discus throwers. — Andrew Turner, latimes.com, "High School Track and Field Preview: Throws and pole vault at center of attention again," 31 Mar. 2018 Her best distance in the shot put was 36 feet, 9.75 inches at the state meet; in the discus, her best throw was 100 feet, 8 inches at the 3A East regional. — Jacob Calvin Meyer, baltimoresun.com, "Mt. Hebron's Valentine runs away with Howard County girls outdoor track and field Athlete of the Year honors," 21 June 2019 Pioneer Middle’s Kennedy Lerner was third in the 1600-meter run (5:53.62), while Pioneer Middle’s Lydia Kentis was second in the girls discus (80-10). — Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, "Pembroke Pines Charter Middle girls win first county track title," 20 June 2019 All is well that ends well for Jamaican discus thrower Fedrick Dacres. — oregonlive.com, "Genzebe Dibaba edges Sifan Hassan in an epic 1,500, Nijel Amos wins: Oregon track & field rundown," 17 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'discus.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for discus
discus
noun
English Language Learners Definition of discus
: a heavy flat round object that people throw as far as they can as a sport
: an athletic event in which people compete by trying to throw a discus farther than everyone else
See the full definition for discus in the English Language Learners Dictionary
discus
noun
dis·cus
| \ ˈdi-skəs
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plural discuses
Kids Definition of discus
: an object that is shaped like a disk and hurled for distance in a track-and-field event
discus
noun
dis·cus
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plural disci\ -ˌkī
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Medical Definition of discus
: any of various rounded and flattened anatomical structures
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