| Discus 1. (n.) A quoit; a circular plate of some heavy material intended to be pitched or hurled as a trial of strength and skill. 2. (n.) The exercise with the discus. 3. (n.) A disk. See Disk. Thesaurus Entries O, annular muscle, annulus, areola, aureole, ball, chaplet, circle, circuit, circumference, circus, closed circle, corona, coronet, crown, cycle, diadem, disk, ejecta, ejectamenta, eternal return, fairy ring, garland, glory, halo, lasso, logical circle, loop, looplet, magic circle, missile, noose, orbit, projectile, quoit, radius, ring, rondelle, round, roundel, saucer, sphincter, trajectile, vicious circle, wheel, wreath |