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Definition of for sport

: for enjoyment and not as a job or for food needed for survival
  • hunting and fishing for sport

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sport play

  1. : to amuse oneself : frolic

  2. : to engage in a sport

  3. : to mock or ridicule something

  1. : a source of diversion : recreation

  2. : sexual play

  3. : physical activity engaged in for pleasure

  1. : of, relating to, or suitable for sports

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