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   sport

   /spɔːt/

   noun

   • 1. an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment: "team sports such as soccer and rugby"
   • ▪ an occasion on which people compete in various athletic activities: British "I won the 200 metres in the school sports"
   • ▪ success or pleasure derived from an activity such as hunting or fishing: "I have heard there is good sport to be had in Buttermere"
   • ▪ entertainment; fun: dated "it was considered great sport to catch him out"
   • ▪ a source of amusement or entertainment: archaic "I do not wish to show myself the sport of a man like Wildeve"
   • 2. a person who behaves in a good or specified way in response to teasing, defeat, or a similarly trying situation: informal "go on, be a sport!"
   • ▪ used as a friendly form of address, especially between men who do not know each other: Australian, New Zealand "hold on, sport!"
   • 3. an animal or plant showing abnormal or striking variation from the parent type, especially in form or colour, as a result of spontaneous mutation.

   verb

   • 1. wear or display (a distinctive item): "he was sporting a huge handlebar moustache" Similar weardisplayexhibithave on showshow offflourishparadeflaunt
   • 2. play in a lively, energetic way: "the children sported in the water" Similar playhave funamuse oneselfentertain oneselfenjoy oneselfdivert oneselffrolicgambolfriskrompcavortcaperinformal:lark aboutlark aroundarchaic, humorous:disport oneselfarchaic:wantonrare:rollick

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘pastime, entertainment’): shortening of disport.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sporter noun

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