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noun
- 1. an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment: "team sports such as baseball and soccer"
- 2. a person who behaves in a good or specified way in response to teasing, defeat, or a similarly trying situation: informal "go on, be a sport!"
verb
- 1. wear or display (a distinctive or noticeable item): "he was sporting a huge handlebar mustache"
- 2. amuse oneself or play in a lively, energetic way: "the children sported in the water"
4 days ago · Sports are physical contests pursued for the goals and challenges they entail. Popular sports include football (soccer), gridiron football, basketball, baseball, ice hockey, field hockey, cricket, tennis, rugby, and golf. Learn more about the development and history of sports in this article.
verb. ˈspȯrt. sported; sporting; sports. Synonyms 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. [ sport entry 2] : to deviate or vary abruptly from type (as by bud variation) : mutate.
Sport is a form of physical activity or game. [1] Often competitive and organized, sports use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills. They also provide enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. [2]
a game, competition, or activity needing physical effort and skill that is played or done according to rules, for enjoyment and/or as a job: Football, basketball, and hockey are all team sports. I enjoy winter sports like skiing and skating.
Sport definition: an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.. See examples of SPORT used in a sentence.
SPORT meaning: 1 : a contest or game in which people do certain physical activities according to a specific set of rules and compete against each other often used in the plural especially in U.S. English to refer to sports in a general way; 2 : sports in general
a game or activity that people do to keep healthy or for enjoyment, often competing against each other: winter sports. team sports. Fewer examples. The sport is awash with money. He dropped a bombshell by announcing that he was quitting the sport. His favourite sport is tennis.
Definition of sport noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Sports definition: of or relating to a sport or sports, especially of the open-air or athletic kind. See examples of SPORTS used in a sentence.
Most of the definitions of sport involve the idea of fun, or of something being fair. Hopefully organized sports are both. A sporting chance means a player in a game has a fair chance of winning. A good sport is someone who plays fair, and wins and loses graciously.
