Main Entry: ¹sport

Pronunciation: \ˈspȯrt\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English, to divert, disport, short for disporten

Date: 15th century

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) : mutatetransitive verb 1 : to display or wear usually ostentatiously : boast <sporting expensive new shoes>
2 [²sport] : to put forth as a sport or bud variation