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   Sport

   /spôrt/

   

   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"
   • ▪ entertainment; fun: dated "it was considered great sport to trip him up"
   • ▪ a source of amusement or entertainment: archaic "I do not wish to show myself the sport of a man like Williams"
   • 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!"
   • 3. an animal or plant showing abnormal or striking variation from the parent type, especially in form or color, as a result of spontaneous mutation.

   verb

   • 1. wear or display (a distinctive or noticeable item): "he was sporting a huge handlebar mustache" Similar weardisplayexhibithave on showshow offflourishparadeflaunt
   • 2. amuse oneself or play in a lively, energetic way: "the children sported in the water" Similar playhave funamuse oneselfentertain oneselfenjoy oneselfdivert oneselffrolicgambolfriskrompcavortcaperinformal:lark aboutlark aroundarchaic, humorous:disport oneselfarchaic:wantonrare:rollick

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘pastime, entertainment’): shortening of disport.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sporter noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • S

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   • P

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   • O

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   • R

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   • T

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