- sport
- sport [spôrt]n.[ME sporte, aphetic for DISPORT]1. any activity or experience that gives enjoyment or recreation; pastime; diversion2. such an activity, esp. when competitive, requiring more or less vigorous bodily exertion and carried on, sometimes as a profession, according to some traditional form or set of rules, whether outdoors, as football, golf, etc., or indoors, as basketball, bowling, etc.3. fun or play4.a) an object of ridicule; laughingstockb) a thing or person buffeted about, as though a plaything☆ 5. Informal a gambler6. Informala) a person who is sportsmanlike, easygoing, or companionable [be a sport!]b) a person judged according to his ability to take loss, defeat, teasing, etc. [a good (or poor) sport ]☆ 7. Informal a pleasure-loving, showy person; flashy fellow8. Obs. amorous trifling or sexual play9. Biol. a plant or animal showing some marked variation from the normal type, usually as a result of mutationvt.1. Informal to wear or display, esp. with unnecessary show [to sport a loud tie]2. Obs. to amuse (oneself, etc.)vi.1. to play or frolic2. to engage in a sport or sports3.a) to joke or jestb) to trifle, dally, or play (with)c) to mock or ridicule someone or something4. Biol. to vary markedly from the normal type; mutateadj.1. SPORTING (sense 1)2. suitable for informal, casual wear; not dressy [a sport coat]——————in sport or for sportin joke or jest; not in earnest——————make sport ofto mock or ridicule; poke fun atsportern.sportfuladj.sportfullyadv.
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.