discus
pronunciation
How to pronounce discus in British English:
UK [ˈdɪskəs]
How to pronounce discus in American English:
US [ˈdɪskəs]
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- Noun:
- an athletic competition in which a disc-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
- a disk used in throwing competitions
Word Origin
- discus (n.)
- 1650s, from Latin discus "discus, disk," from Greek diskos "disk, quoit, platter" (see disk (n.)).
Example
- 1. Silva , a discus thrower , lost his left leg after a train accident 14 years ago .
- 2. It is this discipline that has won him two world records in the past year , in shot put and javelin , and he hopes to add another for discus next year .
- 3. Once , in the heat of a summer afternoon , the lovers stripped naked , sleeked themselves with olive oil , and tried their hand at discus throw , each vying to outdo the other .
- 4. Eg. I am call about what we discus the other day .
- 5. The discus seemed to fly forever .