sport

¹sport

verb \ˈspȯrt\

Definition of SPORT

intransitive verb

1

a : to amuse oneself : frolic <lambs sporting in the meadow>

b : to engage in a sport

2

a : to mock or ridicule something

b : to speak or act in jest : trifle

3

[²sport] : to deviate or vary abruptly from type (as by bud variation) : mutate

transitive verb

1

: to display or wear usually ostentatiously : boast <sporting expensive new shoes>

2

[²sport] : to put forth as a sport or bud variation

Examples of SPORT

1. She showed up at the party sporting a bright red hat.
2. <from sailing to snorkeling, each day we sported at a different activity offered by the beach resort>

Origin of SPORT

Middle English, to divert, disport, short for disporten

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to SPORT

Synonyms

dally, disport, frolic, recreate, rollick, skylark, play, toy

Related Words

cavort, frisk, gambol, romp; dabble, trifle; amuse, divert, entertain; delight, please; dabble, fiddle (around), mess around, putter (around); bum (around), dawdle, goldbrick, hang, hang about [British], idle, loaf, lounge (around or about), relax, rest, screw around, slack (off); jest, joke, tease

Near Antonyms

drudge, labor, plod, plug (away), slave, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, toil, work

Rhymes with SPORT

bort, court, fort, forte, mort, ort, port, Porte, quart, short, skort, snort, sort, swart, thwart, tort, torte, wart, wort

²sport

noun

Definition of SPORT

1

a : a source of diversion : recreation

b : sexual play

c (1) : physical activity engaged in for pleasure (2) : a particular activity (as an athletic game) so engaged in

2

a : pleasantry, jest

b : often mean-spirited jesting : mockery, derision

3

a : something tossed or driven about in or as if in play

b : laughingstock

4

a : sportsman

b : a person considered with respect to living up to the ideals of sportsmanship <a good sport> <a poor sport>

c : a companionable person

5

: an individual exhibiting a sudden deviation from type beyond the normal limits of individual variation usually as a result of mutation especially of somatic tissue

Examples of SPORT

1. She likes to play sport.
2. Ice-skating with friends is my favorite sport.

First Known Use of SPORT

15th century

Related to SPORT

Synonyms

dalliance, frolic, frolicking, fun, fun and games, recreation, relaxation, rollicking, play

Antonyms

earnest

Related Words

gamboling (or gambolling), romping; amusement, diversion, entertainment; hobby, hobbyhorse, pastime; delight, enjoyment, pleasance, pleasure; friskiness, playfulness, sportiveness, wantonness; devilment, devilry (or deviltry), hanky-panky, hob, impishness, jinks, knavery, mischief, mischievousness, rascality, roguishness, waggery; binge, fling, kick, lark, revel, rollick, spree; hilarity, merriment, merrymaking, revelry, whoopee; buffoonery, high jinks (also hijinks), horseplay, tomfoolery

Near Antonyms

drudgery, labor, work; duty, obligation, responsibility

See Synonym Discussion at fun

Other General Sports Terms

kegler, mulligan, rappel, turkey

³sport

adjective

Definition of SPORT

: of, relating to, or suitable for sports; especially : styled in a manner suitable for casual or informal wear <sport coats>

Variants of SPORT

sport or sports

First Known Use of SPORT

1582

Other General Sports Terms

kegler, mulligan, rappel, turkey

sport

noun \ˈspō(ə)rt, ˈspȯ(ə)rt\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of SPORT

: an individual exhibiting a sudden deviation from type beyond the normal limits of individual variation usually as a result of mutation especially of somatic tissue