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sport
[spawrt]
noun
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
Synonyms:a particular form of this, especially in the out of doors.
(used with a singular verb)sports, such athletic activities collectively.
Sports is important in my life.
diversion; recreation; pleasant pastime.
Synonyms: , ,jest; fun; mirth; pleasantry.
he said in sport was taken seriously.
mockery; ridicule; derision.
They made sport of him.
an object of derision; laughingstock.
something treated lightly or tossed about like a plaything.
something or someone subject to the whims or vicissitudes of fate, circumstances, etc.
a sportsman.
Informal.a person who behaves in a sportsmanlike, fair, or admirable manner; an accommodating person.
He was a sport and took his defeat well.
Informal.a person who is interested in sports as an occasion for gambling; gambler.
Informal.a flashy person; one who wears showy clothes, affects smart manners, pursues pleasurable pastimes, or the like; a bon vivant.
Biology.an organism or part that shows an unusual or singular deviation from the normal or parent type; mutation.
Obsolete.amorous dalliance.
adjective
of, relating to, or used in sports or a particular sport.
sport fishing.
suitable for outdoor or informal wear.
sport clothes.
verb (used without object)
to amuse oneself with some pleasant pastime or recreation.
to play, frolic, or gambol, as a child or an animal.
Synonyms: ,to engage in some open-air or athletic pastime or sport.
to trifle or treat lightly.
to sport with another's emotions.
Synonyms:to mock, scoff, or tease.
to sport at suburban life.
Biology.mutate.
verb (used with object)
to pass (time) in amusement or sport.
to spend or squander lightly or recklessly (often followed byaway ).
Informal.to wear, display, carry, etc., especially with ostentation.
Celebs are frequently seen sporting a wide array of designer handbags.
Archaic.to amuse (especially oneself ).
sport
/ ɔː /
noun
an individual or group activity pursued for exercise or pleasure, often involving the testing of physical capabilities and taking the form of a competitive game such as football, tennis, etc
such activities considered collectively
any particular pastime indulged in for pleasure
the pleasure derived from a pastime, esp hunting, shooting, or fishing
we had good sport today
playful or good-humoured joking
to say a thing in sport
derisive mockery or the object of such mockery
to make sport of someone
someone or something that is controlled by external influences
the sport of fate
informala person who reacts cheerfully in the face of adversity, esp a good loser
informala person noted for being scrupulously fair and abiding by the rules of a game
informala person who leads a merry existence, esp a gambler
he's a bit of a sport
informala form of address used esp between males
biology
an animal or plant that differs conspicuously in one or more aspects from other organisms of the same species, usually because of a mutation
an anomalous characteristic of such an organism
verb
informal(tr) to wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner
she was sporting a new hat
(intr) to skip about or frolic happily
to amuse (oneself), esp in outdoor physical recreation
to dally or trifle (with)
rareto squander (time or money)
sporting one's life away
archaicto make fun (of)
(intr) biology to produce or undergo a mutation
Other Word Forms
- sportful adjective
- sportfully adverb
- sportfulness noun
- sportless adjective
- outsport verb (used with object)
- unsported adjective
- unsportful adjective
- ˈǰٴڳܱ adjective
- ˈǰٱ noun
- ˈǰٴڳܱness noun
- ˈǰٴڳܱly adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of sport1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
It's a sorry legacy for a country where ice hockey is not just a sport, but part of the national identity.
No player is compelled to speak after a round unlike in other sports, such as football and tennis where such obligations are mandatory regardless of result.
More recently, his girlfriend Shannon has been by MacIntyre's side as he travelled around the world pursuing his second favourite sport.
His imperious frontrunning style, unwavering belief and outspoken rivalry with Britain's Josh Kerr will make him one of the sport's biggest draws.
That said, there are questions around the benefits of stretching, overall, in the sports medicine community, Donaldson adds.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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