sport
19 ENTRIES FOUND:
- sport (noun)
- sport (adjective)
- sport (verb)
- sporting (adjective)
- sports (adjective)
- sports bar (noun)
- sports car (noun)
- sports coat (noun)
- sports day (noun)
- sports jacket (noun)
- sports medicine (noun)
- sports shirt (noun)
- sport–utility vehicle (noun)
- sport coat (noun)
- sport of kings (noun)
- sport shirt (noun)
- blood sport (noun)
- spectator sport (noun)
- winter sport (noun)
plural
sports
plural
sports
Britannica Dictionary definition of SPORT
1
a
[count]
:
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
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see also spectator sport, winter sport
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My favorite (competitive) sports are tennis and volleyball.
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the sport of boxing
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Do you play a sport? = Do you play any sports?
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Baseball is a team sport. [=a sport played by teams]
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My brother likes sports. [=he enjoys playing and/or watching games such as football, baseball, basketball, golf, etc.]
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I like watching sports on TV.
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She likes to play sports.
b
[noncount]
British
:
sports in general
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He's not interested in sport. [=(US) sports]
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She likes to play sport.
2
:
a physical activity (such as hunting, fishing, running, swimming, etc.) that is done for enjoyment
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see also blood sport
[count]
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Ice-skating with friends is my favorite sport.
[noncount]
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He hunts and fishes for sport. [=he hunts and fishes because he enjoys it and not as a job or because he needs food for survival]
3
[count]
a
— used with good, bad, etc., to say if someone has behaved politely or not after losing a game or contest
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He lost but he was a good sport about it. [=he was not rude or angry about losing]
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Don't be a poor/bad sport. [=don't be angry or rude if you lose]
b
informal + old-fashioned
:
someone who is kind or generous
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Be a (good) sport and let him play with you.
c
informal + old-fashioned
— used as a friendly way to address someone (especially a man)
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See you later, sport.
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Hey, sport [=buddy]. Can you tell me where the nearest gas station is?
in sport
somewhat formal + old-fashioned
:
in a joking way
:
in a way that is not serious
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Don't take offense. I was only saying it in sport. [=in fun]
make sport of
somewhat formal + old-fashioned
:
to laugh at and make jokes about (someone or something) in an unkind way
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They made sport of [=made fun of] the way he talked.
2
sport
/ˈspoɚt/
adjective
2
sport
/ˈspoɚt/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of SPORT
always used before a noun
1
:
done for enjoyment rather than as a job or for food for survival
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sport fishing/hunting
2
chiefly US
:
participating in an activity (such as hunting or fishing) for enjoyment rather than as a job or for food for survival
—
compare sports
3
sport
/ˈspoɚt/
verb
sports;
sported;
sporting
3
sport
/ˈspoɚt/
verb
sports;
sported;
sporting
Britannica Dictionary definition of SPORT
1
[+ object]
:
to wear (something) in a way that attracts attention
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She showed up at the party sporting a bright red hat.
2
[no object]
literary
:
to play in a happy and lively way
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The lambs sported [=frolicked] in the meadow.
