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

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Rhymes with SPORT

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