sport
IPA: spˈɔrt
noun
- (countable) Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.
- (countable) A person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship.
- (countable) Somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirably good-natured manner, e.g. to being teased or to losing a game; a good sport.
- (obsolete) That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement.
- (obsolete) Mockery, making fun; derision.
- (countable) A toy; a plaything; an object of mockery.
- (uncountable) Gaming for money as in racing, hunting, or fishing.
- (biology, botany, zoology, countable) 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.
- (slang, countable) A sportsman; a gambler.
- (slang, countable) One who consorts with disreputable people, including prostitutes.
- (obsolete, uncountable) An amorous dalliance.
- (informal, usually singular) 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.
- (obsolete) Play; idle jingle.
- Acronym of Strategic Partnership On REACH Testing.
verb
- (intransitive) To amuse oneself, to play.
- (intransitive) To mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with.
- (transitive) To display; to have as a notable feature.
- (reflexive) To divert; to amuse; to make merry.
- (transitive) 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.
- (transitive, archaic) To close (a door).
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Examples of "sport" in Sentences
- The man is playing sports gamely.
- There is impunity in the sports game.
- The teams play at the Bison Sports Arena.
- The science of the sport changes the game.
- The game of knotty is a Scottish team sport.
- Some agree that playing sports is pleasurable.
- The game is now the national sport of the country.
- The goblins of the title sport casual, ragtag outfits.
- The principal sport played by the Serer is the wrestling.
- He's a professional football player and this sport is his life.
- The stadium will host the sports Badminton and Squash for the Games.
- As part of the struggle of sports played in the championship boxing.
- The best kind of evaluation in sport is when you get in the start gate -- harsh, but effective and accurate.
- It's generally best to leave the controller in drive, engage sport or sport+ and let the electronics to the work.
- The key is to identify an activity that resonates for your child, and to have a nonrigid notion of the word sport.
- It moves with a dynamic confidence that earns the moniker "sport sedan," rather than abusing the term as a platitude.
- Goodell and others from the league reiterated Tuesday they would prefer a deal that addresses what they call the sport's economic problems.
- It's a reminder that one of the biggest disparities in sport is the gap between the quarterback who wins the Super Bowl ... and the quarterback who loses it.
- Justice Minister Wang Ching-feng said yesterday the probe is not intended to inflict harm to the sport of baseball, but to seek out the black sheep that hurt the sport¡ ¦ s reputation in order to give a clean and decent environment to the fans.