sport

/spɔːt//spɔɹt/

noun

  1. 1

    Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.

  2. 2

    Something done for fun, regardless of its design or intended purpose.

    Joe was banned from getting legal help. He seemed to view lawsuits as a sport.
  3. 3

    A person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship.

    Jen may have won, but she was sure a poor sport; she laughed at the loser.
  4. 4

    Somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirably good-natured manner, e.g. to being teased or to losing a game; a good sport.

    You're such a sport! You never get upset when we tease you.
  5. 5

    That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement.

  6. 6

    Mockery, making fun; derision.

  7. 7

    A toy; a plaything; an object of mockery.

  8. 8

    Gaming for money as in racing, hunting, fishing.

  9. 9

    A plant or an animal, or part of a plant or animal, which has some peculiarity not usually seen in the species; an abnormal variety or growth. The term encompasses both mutants and organisms with non-genetic developmental abnormalities such as birth defects.

  10. 10

    A sportsman; a gambler.

  11. 11

    One who consorts with disreputable people, including prostitutes.

  12. 12

    An amorous dalliance.

    Charlie and Lisa enjoyed a bit of sport after their hike.
  13. 13

    (usually singular) A friend or acquaintance (chiefly used when speaking to the friend in question)

  14. 14

    Play; idle jingle.

verb

  1. 1

    To amuse oneself, to play.

    children sporting on the green
  2. 2

    To mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with.

    Jen sports with Bill's emotions.
  3. 3

    To display; to have as a notable feature.

    Jen's sporting a new pair of shoes;  he was sporting a new wound from the combat
  4. 4

    To divert; to amuse; to make merry.

  5. 5

    To represent by any kind of play.

  6. 6

    To practise the diversions of the field or the turf; to be given to betting, as upon races.

  7. 7

    To assume suddenly a new and different character from the rest of the plant or from the type of the species; said of a bud, shoot, plant, or animal.

  8. 8

    To close (a door).

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