What does sport mean?
Definitions for sport
spɔrt, spoʊrtsport
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word sport.
Princeton's WordNet
sport, athleticsnoun
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
sportnoun
the occupation of athletes who compete for pay
sport, summercaternoun
(Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine
sportnoun
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"
sport, sportsman, sportswomannoun
someone who engages in sports
mutant, mutation, variation, sportnoun
(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
fun, play, sportverb
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"
sport, feature, boastverb
wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner
"she was sporting a new hat"
frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark aboutverb
play boisterously
"The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"
Wiktionary
sportnoun
Any athletic activity that uses physical skills, often competitive.
Etymology: From desport, variant of deport, from deportare, present active infinitive of deporto.
sportnoun
A person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship.
Etymology: From desport, variant of deport, from deportare, present active infinitive of deporto.
sportnoun
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.
sportnoun
A toy; a plaything; an object of mockery.
Etymology: From desport, variant of deport, from deportare, present active infinitive of deporto.
sportnoun
Gaming for money as in racing, hunting, fishing.
Etymology: From desport, variant of deport, from deportare, present active infinitive of deporto.
sportnoun
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.
sportnoun
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.
sportnoun
An amorous dalliance.
Etymology: From desport, variant of deport, from deportare, present active infinitive of deporto.
sportnoun
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.
sportverb
to amuse oneself, to play
Etymology: From desport, variant of deport, from deportare, present active infinitive of deporto.
sportverb
to mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with
Etymology: From desport, variant of deport, from deportare, present active infinitive of deporto.
sportverb
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.
sportverb
to bear a mark or wound with embarrassment
Etymology: From desport, variant of deport, from deportare, present active infinitive of deporto.
sportadjective
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.
Wikipedia
Sport
Sport includes all forms of competitive physical activity or games which, through casual or organized participation, at least in part aim to use, maintain or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants, and in some cases, entertainment for spectators. Sports can bring positive results to one's physical health. Hundreds of sports exist, from those between single contestants, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. In certain sports such as racing, many contestants may compete, simultaneously or consecutively, with one winner; in others, the contest (a match) is between two sides, each attempting to exceed the other. Some sports allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure one winner and one loser. A number of contests may be arranged in a tournament producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a regular sports season, followed in some cases by playoffs. Sport is generally recognised as system of activities which are based in physical athleticism or physical dexterity, with the largest major competitions such as the Olympic Games admitting only sports meeting this definition, and other organisations such as the Council of Europe using definitions precluding activities without a physical element from classification as sports. However, a number of competitive, but non-physical, activities claim recognition as mind sports. The International Olympic Committee (through ARISF) recognises both chess and bridge as bona fide sports, and SportAccord, the international sports federation association, recognises five non-physical sports: bridge, chess, draughts (checkers), Go and xiangqi, and limits the number of mind games which can be admitted as sports.Sport is usually governed by a set of rules or customs, which serve to ensure fair competition, and allow consistent adjudication of the winner. Winning can be determined by physical events such as scoring goals or crossing a line first. It can also be determined by judges who are scoring elements of the sporting performance, including objective or subjective measures such as technical performance or artistic impression. Records of performance are often kept, and for popular sports, this information may be widely announced or reported in sport news. Sport is also a major source of entertainment for non-participants, with spectator sport drawing large crowds to sport venues, and reaching wider audiences through broadcasting. Sport betting is in some cases severely regulated, and in some cases is central to the sport. According to A.T. Kearney, a consultancy, the global sporting industry is worth up to $620 billion as of 2013. The world's most accessible and practised sport is running, while association football is the most popular spectator sport.
Webster Dictionary
Sportnoun
that which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement
Sportnoun
mock; mockery; contemptuous mirth; derision
Sportnoun
that with which one plays, or which is driven about in play; a toy; a plaything; an object of mockery
Sportnoun
play; idle jingle
Sportnoun
diversion of the field, as fowling, hunting, fishing, racing, games, and the like, esp. when money is staked
Sportnoun
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
Sportnoun
a sportsman; a gambler
Sportverb
to play; to frolic; to wanton
Sportverb
to practice the diversions of the field or the turf; to be given to betting, as upon races
Sportverb
to trifle
Sportverb
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
Sportverb
to divert; to amuse; to make merry; -- used with the reciprocal pronoun
Sportverb
to represent by any knd of play
Sportverb
to exhibit, or bring out, in public; to use or wear; as, to sport a new equipage
Sportverb
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
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.]
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Rank popularity for the word 'sport' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2337
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'sport' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2236
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'sport' in Nouns Frequency: #531
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sport in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sport in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of sport in a Sentence
When you are entering into racehorse ownership for the first time, the most important thing to establish in your own mind, before you go any further, is how much you are prepared to spend, but there are an awful lot of opportunities out there for race horse owners, in Britain and throughout Europe and further afield. It's a global sport.
We're going to shut this shit down, we want to see an end to this blood sport.
It is difficult to put into words how much I regret my behavior during and after the doubles match yesterday, i have privately apologized to the chair umpire because my outburst toward him was wrong and unacceptable, and I am only disappointed in myself. It just should not have happened and there is no excuse. I would also like to apologize to my fans, the tournament, and the sport that I love.
After eight years, I've put everything I had into this sport, lots of ups, lots of downs. That was a great last run to end my career on.
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice:
For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?
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- sportAfrikaans
- ስፖርትAmharic
- esporteAragonese
- رِياضة, رياArabic
- idmanAzerbaijani
- спортBashkir
- спортBelarusian
- спортBulgarian
- ক্রীড়াBengali
- esport, deportCatalan, Valencian
- sport, ukazovat, předvádětCzech
- sportDanish
- Sport, Sportsmann, Sportsfrau, Spott treiben, sich vergnügen, zur Schau stellen, angeben mit, protzen mit, spielen, tragen, präsentieren, herumtollen, herumspielenGerman
- άθλημαGreek
- sportoEsperanto
- deporte, deportista, espécimen, juguete, burla, aventura, burlarse, mostrar, jugar, llevarSpanish
- sportEstonian
- kirolBasque
- ورزش, سرگرميPersian
- teerenpeli, kilpailulaji, urheilija, epämuodostuma, leikkikalu, pelimies, urheilulaji, pelaaminen, uhkapeli, [[ihailtava]] [[ihminen]], kova tyyppi, leikkiä, kisaillaFinnish
- flirt, sport, moquer, jouer, taquinerFrench
- spòrs, sùgairScottish Gaelic
- deporteGalician
- ספורטHebrew
- वर्ज़िश, खेल, खेल-कूदHindi
- espòHaitian Creole
- sportember, sportHungarian
- սպորտArmenian
- olahraga, olah ragaIndonesian
- sportInterlingue
- íþróttIcelandic
- sportItalian
- 運動, スポーツJapanese
- სპორტიGeorgian
- спортKazakh
- កីឡាKhmer
- ಕ್ರೀಡೆಗಳುKannada
- 스포츠Korean
- وهرزشKurdish
- спортKyrgyz
- risumLatin
- ກິລາLao
- sportasLithuanian
- sportsLatvian
- спортMacedonian
- കായികവിനോദംMalayalam
- спортMongolian
- sukanMalay
- sport, sportivMaltese
- အားကစားBurmese
- sportNorwegian
- खेलNepali
- sportDutch
- idrettNorwegian Nynorsk
- sportPolish
- esporte, desportoPortuguese
- sportRomanian
- спортRussian
- спорт, шпорт, športSerbo-Croatian
- ක්රීඩාSinhala, Sinhalese
- športSlovak
- športnik/ športnca, šport, športnikSlovene
- sportAlbanian
- sport, idrott, sporta, visa uppSwedish
- spotiSwahili
- விளையாட்டுTamil
- ఆటలుTelugu
- варзишTajik
- สปอร์ตThai
- sportTurkmen
- palakasanTagalog
- sporTurkish
- спортTatar
- спортUkrainian
- کھیل, ورزشUrdu
- sportUzbek
- thể thaoVietnamese
- spotVolapük
- 運動Chinese
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