Definitions for sport
spɔrt, spoʊrtsport

Princeton's WordNet(3.80 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sport, athletics(noun)

   an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

2. sport(noun)

   the occupation of athletes who compete for pay

3. sport, summercater(noun)

   (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine

4. sport(noun)

   a person known for the way she (or he) behaves when teased or defeated or subjected to trying circumstances

   "a good sport"; "a poor sport"

5. sport, sportsman, sportswoman(noun)

   someone who engages in sports

6. mutant, mutation, variation, sport(noun)

   (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration

7. fun, play, sport(verb)

   verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)

   "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport"

8. sport, feature, boast(verb)

   wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner

   "she was sporting a new hat"

9. frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about(verb)

   play boisterously

   "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"

Wiktionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. sport(Noun)

   Any athletic activity that uses physical skills, often competitive.

   Etymology: From desport, variant of deport, from deportare, present active infinitive of deporto.

2. sport(Noun)

   A person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship.

   Etymology: From desport, variant of deport, from deportare, present active infinitive of deporto.

3. sport(Noun)

   Somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirable manner, a good sport.

   Etymology: From desport, variant of deport, from deportare, present active infinitive of deporto.

4. sport(Noun)

   A toy; a plaything; an object of mockery.

   Etymology: From desport, variant of deport, from deportare, present active infinitive of deporto.

5. sport(Noun)

   Gaming for money as in racing, hunting, fishing.

   Etymology: From desport, variant of deport, from deportare, present active infinitive of deporto.

6. sport(Noun)

   A plant or an animal, or part of a plant or animal, which has some peculiarity not usually seen in the species; an abnormal variety or growth. The term encompasses both mutants and organisms with non-genetic developmental abnormalities such as birth defects.

   Etymology: From desport, variant of deport, from deportare, present active infinitive of deporto.

7. sport(Noun)

   A sportsman; a gambler, one who consorts with less than reputable people, including prostitutes.

   Etymology: From desport, variant of deport, from deportare, present active infinitive of deporto.

8. sport(Noun)

   An amorous dalliance.

   Etymology: From desport, variant of deport, from deportare, present active infinitive of deporto.

9. sport(Noun)

   A friend or acquaintance (chiefly used when speaking to the friend in question)

   Etymology: From desport, variant of deport, from deportare, present active infinitive of deporto.

10. sport(Verb)

    to amuse oneself, to play

    Etymology: From desport, variant of deport, from deportare, present active infinitive of deporto.

11. sport(Verb)

    to mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with

    Etymology: From desport, variant of deport, from deportare, present active infinitive of deporto.

12. sport(Verb)

    to display (something) with pride, to have (something) as an often unique feature

    Etymology: From desport, variant of deport, from deportare, present active infinitive of deporto.

13. sport(Verb)

    to bear a mark or wound with embarrassment

    Etymology: From desport, variant of deport, from deportare, present active infinitive of deporto.

14. sport(Adjective)

    Suitable for use in athletic activities or for casual or informal wear.

    Jen has a new pair of sport shoes, and a new sports bra.

    Etymology: From desport, variant of deport, from deportare, present active infinitive of deporto.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sport(noun)

   that which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement

2. Sport(noun)

   mock; mockery; contemptuous mirth; derision

3. Sport(noun)

   that with which one plays, or which is driven about in play; a toy; a plaything; an object of mockery

4. Sport(noun)

   play; idle jingle

5. Sport(noun)

   diversion of the field, as fowling, hunting, fishing, racing, games, and the like, esp. when money is staked

6. Sport(noun)

   a plant or an animal, or part of a plant or animal, which has some peculiarity not usually seen in the species; an abnormal variety or growth. See Sporting plant, under Sporting

7. Sport(noun)

   a sportsman; a gambler

8. Sport(verb)

   to play; to frolic; to wanton

9. Sport(verb)

   to practice the diversions of the field or the turf; to be given to betting, as upon races

10. Sport(verb)

    to trifle

11. Sport(verb)

    to assume suddenly a new and different character from the rest of the plant or from the type of the species; -- said of a bud, shoot, plant, or animal. See Sport, n., 6

12. Sport(verb)

    to divert; to amuse; to make merry; -- used with the reciprocal pronoun

13. Sport(verb)

    to represent by any knd of play

14. Sport(verb)

    to exhibit, or bring out, in public; to use or wear; as, to sport a new equipage

15. Sport(verb)

    to give utterance to in a sportive manner; to throw out in an easy and copious manner; -- with off; as, to sport off epigrams

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sport

   spōrt, v.i. to play: to frolic: to practise field diversions: to trifle.—v.t. to amuse: to make merry: to represent playfully: to spend in sport or display.—n. that which amuses or makes merry: play: mirth: jest: contemptuous mirth: anything for playing with: a toy: idle jingle: field diversion: an animal or plant, or one of its organs, that varies singularly and spontaneously from the normal type.—n. Sport′er, one who sports: a sportsman.—adj. Sport′ful, full of sport: merry: full of jesting.—adv. Sport′fully.—n. Sport′fulness.—adj. Sport′ing, relating to, or engaging in, sports.—adv. Sport′ingly.—adj. Sport′ive, inclined to sport: playful: merry: amorous, wanton.—adv. Sport′ively.—n. Sport′iveness.—adj. Sport′less, without sport or mirth: sad.—n. Sports′man, one who practises, or one skilled in, field-sports.—adj. Sports′man-like.—ns. Sports′manship, practice or skill of a sportsman; Sports′woman, a she-sportsman.—Sport one's oak (see Oak). [Formed by aphæresis from disport.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sport

   A physically active game.

   Soccer is a type of sport.

   Submitted by JP03 on January 5, 2015  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sport' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2337

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sport' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2236

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sport' in Nouns Frequency: #531

Anagrams for sport »

1. ports

2. strop

How to pronounce sport?

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   Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sport in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sport in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of sport in a Sentence

1. Mohamed Yousef:

   People watch satellite channels and look on the internet and that has changed the culture and given new courage to women in the past few years to pick up boxing gloves, the Sudan Boxing Federation asked us put more emphasis on girls to encourage them to continue in the sport.

2. Lon Beale:

   It has every bit of potential to be as big as any other board sport, it’s not limited to the climate. We don’t have wait for the snow, we don’t have to wait for the waves. The sand waits for us. Anytime you want to ride it, it’s there.

3. Neil Pearce:

   Evidence is accumulating on the possible long-term health risks in former contact-sport athletes, this study will start to fill this gap, and will allow us to assess whether there are long-term health problems and what their causes may be.

4. Dominic Thiem:

   He's a role model for every Austrian tennis player. He's the biggest in our sport in Austria, that's why, even though I'm a little bit too young for him, he's still a role model for everyone.

5. Brad Gilbert:

   I'm 55 years old and I have been coming here since I was 21. This is the Cathedral of our sport and you should want to play here for free, he needs to find in himself why he said those things and why he acted that way.

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