sport

Plural: sports

Noun

• an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
• the occupation of athletes who compete for pay
• (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine
• a person known for the way she (or he) behaves when teased or defeated or subjected to trying circumstances
  • "a good sport"
  • "a poor sport"
• someone who engages in sports
• (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
• verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
  • "he said it in sport"
• Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.
• A person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship.
• Somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirably good-natured manner, e.g. to being teased or to losing a game; a good sport.
• Something fun, pastime; amusement.
• Mockery, making fun; derision.
• A toy; a plaything; an object of mockery.
• Gaming for money as in racing, hunting, or fishing.
• 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.
• A sportsman; a gambler.
• One who consorts with disreputable people, including prostitutes.
• An amorous dalliance.
• A friend or acquaintance (chiefly used when speaking to the friend in question)
• Term of endearment used by an adult for a child, usually a boy.
• Play; idle jingle.

Verb

Verb Forms: sported, sporting, sports

• To frolic, play, or display something conspicuously.
• wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner
  • "she was sporting a new hat"
• play boisterously
• To amuse oneself, to play.
• To mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with.
• To display; to have as a notable feature.
• To divert; to amuse; to make merry.
• To represent by any kind of play.
• To practise the diversions of the field or the turf; to be given to betting, as upon races.
• 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.
• To close (a door).

Examples

• Basketball is her favorite sport, and she also enjoys various other sports as well.
• children sporting on the green
• He liked to sport his high-scoring bingos with a confident smile.
• Hey, sport! You've gotten so big since I saw you last! Give me five.
• Jen may have won, but she was sure a poor sport; she laughed at the loser.
• Jen sports with Bill's emotions.
• Jen's sporting a new pair of shoes; he was sporting a new wound from the combat
• Sport can be an excellent form of exercise because the competition and sense of achievement can help with both motivation and pleasure.
• The loser was a good sport, and congratulated Jen on her performance.
• You're such a sport! You never get upset when we tease you.

Synonyms

athletics, boast, cavort, disport, feature, frisk, frolic, fun, gambol, lark, lark about, mutant, mutation, play, rollick, romp, run around, skylark, sportsman, sportswoman, summercater, variation, amusement, avocation, babber, billy, bredrin, bruv, bud, buddo, buddy, butty, chaver, china, chuck, chum, cobber, cock, cocker, compadre, companion, comrade, cove, crony, dawg, diversion, divertisement, duck, dude, fam, fancy, fettler, friend, geez, geezer, gink, good old boy, hobby, homeskillet, homie, kill-time, kith, lover, marrow, mate, matey, mucker, old bean, pal, pardner, pastime, peeps, pursuit, shag, sport, surry, tovarish, wantok

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