sport (spôrt, sp rt)n. 1. a. Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. b. A particular form of this activity. 2. An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively. 3. An active pastime; recreation. 4. a. Mockery; jest: He made sport of his own looks. b. An object of mockery, jest, or play: treated our interests as sport. c. A joking mood or attitude: She made the remark in sport. 5. a. One known for the manner of one's acceptance of rules, especially of a game, or of a difficult situation: a poor sport. b. Informal One who accepts rules or difficult situations well. c. Informal A pleasant companion: was a real sport during the trip. 6. Informal a. A person who lives a jolly, extravagant life. b. A gambler at sporting events. 7. Biology An organism that shows a marked change from the normal type or parent stock, typically as a result of mutation. 8. Maine See summercater. See Regional Note at summercater. 9. Obsolete Amorous dalliance; lovemaking. v. sport·ed, sport·ing, sports v.intr. 1. To play or frolic. 2. To joke or trifle. 3. Biology To mutate. v.tr. To display or show off: "His shoes sported elevated heels" (Truman Capote). adj. or sports 1. Of, relating to, or appropriate for sports: sport fishing; sports equipment. 2. Designed or appropriate for outdoor or informal wear: a sport shirt. [Middle English sporte, short for disporte, from Old French desport, pleasure, from desporter, to divert; see disport.] sport  ful adj.sport ful·ly adv.sport ful·ness n. |
sport
Noun
1. an activity for exercise, pleasure, or competition: your favourite sport
2. such activities collectively: the minister for sport
3. the enjoyment gained from a pastime: just for the sport of it
4. playful or good-humoured joking: I only did it in sport
5. Informal a person who accepts defeat or teasing cheerfully
6. make sport of someone to make fun of someone
7. an animal or plant that is very different from others of the same species, usually because of a mutation
8. Austral & NZ informal a term of address between males
Verb
Informal to wear proudly: sporting a pair of bright yellow shorts
See also sports [variant of Middle English disporten to disport]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competitionoffside - (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.) wipeout - a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard) toss, flip, pass - (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled" daisy cutter - a batted or served ball that skims along close to the ground call - (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; "he was ejected for protesting the call" funambulism, tightrope walking - walking on a tightrope or slack rope rock climbing - the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment) birling, logrolling - rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport) diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" contact sport - a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players field sport, outdoor sport - a sport that is played outdoors gymnastics, gymnastic exercise - a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility track and field - participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it skiing - a sport in which participants must travel on skis aquatics, water sport - sports that involve bodies of water archery - the sport of shooting arrows with a bow sledding - the sport of riding on a sled or sleigh skating - the sport of gliding on skates racing - the sport of engaging in contests of speed equitation, horseback riding, riding - the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements cycling - the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle blood sport - sport that involves killing animals (especially hunting) athletic game - a game involving athletic activity stroke, shot - (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot requires good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot" position - (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?" foul - an act that violates the rules of a sport personal foul - a foul that involves unnecessarily rough contact (as in basketball or football) possession - (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck); "they took possession of the ball on their own goal line" judo - a sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling; developed in Japan spectator sport - a sport that many people find entertaining to watch team sport - a sport that involves competition between teams of players; "baseball is a team sport by golf is not" save - (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring; "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save" press box - box reserved for reporters (as at a sports event) tuck - (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest game plan - (sports) a plan for achieving an objective in some sport won-lost record - (sports) a record of win versus losses English, side - (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist series - (sports) several contests played successively by the same teams; "the visiting team swept the series" trial - (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications; "the trials for the semifinals began yesterday" defending team, defence, defense - (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense" bench warmer - (sports) a substitute who seldom plays |
| 2. | sport - the occupation of athletes who compete for pay professional boxing - boxing for money professional wrestling - wrestling for money sumo - a Japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground professional golf - playing golf for money professional football - football played for pay professional baseball - playing baseball for money professional basketball - playing basketball for money professional tennis - playing tennis for money job, line of work, occupation, business, line - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business" | |
| 3. | sport - (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine vacationer, vacationist - someone on vacation; someone who is devoting time to pleasure or relaxation rather than to work | |
| 4. | sport - 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 - someone who engages in sports | |
| 6. |  sport - (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alterationorganism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms freak, lusus naturae, monstrosity, monster - a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed | |
| 7. | sport - 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" humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour - a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter jocosity, jocularity - fun characterized by humor waggery, waggishness - waggish behavior paronomasia, pun, punning, wordplay - a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her" | |
| Verb | 1. | sport - wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat" |
| 2. | sport - play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" play - be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children; "The kids were playing outside all day"; "I used to play with trucks as a little girl" |
sport
noun 1. game, exercise, recreation, play, entertainment, amusement, diversion, pastime, physical activity
Translations
sport [spɔːt] n → sport m (= amusement); divertissement m (= person); chic type m/chic fille f
vt (= wear) → arborer;
sport [spɔːt] n → sport m inv;
(person) → persona di spirito (= amusement); divertimento
vt → sfoggiare;
n sport [spoːt]
1 games or competitions involving physical activity She's very keen on sport of all kinds. sport ألعاب رياضِيَّه спорт sport sport; idræt der Sport αθλοπαιδιές, σπορ deporte sport ورزش urheilu sport סְפּוֹרט खेल, क्रीड़ा sportska natjecanja sport olahraga íþrótt sport スポーツ 운동, 스포츠 sportas sports sukan sport idrett, sport sport desporto sport спорт šport šport sport sport, idrott กีฬา spor 體育運動 спорт; полювання; рибна ловля; спортивні ігри ورژشی کھیل thể thao 体育运动
2 a particular game or amusement of this kind Hunting, shooting and fishing are not sports I enjoy. sport رِياضَه спортни игри sport sportsgren die Sportart άθλημα, σπορ deporte spordiala تفريح urheilumuoto sport מִשחַק סְפוֹרט मनोरंजन, मनबहलाव, मनोविनोद sport sportág olahraga íþrótt sport スポーツ 운동 경기 sporto šaka, pramoga, žaidimas sporta veids sukan sport idrett, sportsgrein dyscyplina sportowa, rozrywka desporto sport спорт(ивное состязание) šport šport sport sport, idrottsgren การพักผ่อนหย่อนใจ spor, oyun 消遣，娛樂 вид спорту کوئی مخصوص کھیل môn thể thao 消遣，娱乐
3 a good-natured and obliging person He's a good sport to agree to do that for us! gewillige persoon ذو روح رِياضِيَّه спортсмен pašák flink fyr feiner Kerl καλόβολος άνθρωπος buena persona abivalmis inimene, täitsamees آدم خوب reilu tyyppi brave garçon/fille חֶברמַן खुशमिजाज dobričina „fair” ember orang baik greiðvikinn og góðhjartaður maður (in gamba tipo) いいやつ 싹싹한 사람 šaunuolis jauks cilvēks; lāga zēns bersifat baik sportieve meid, kerel grei/real person, kjernekar porządny gość boa praça băiat bun молодчина chlapík dobričina drugar bra (reko) kille (tjej) ผู้ที่มีน้ำใจนักกีฬา centilmen, efendi insan 討人喜歡的人 гарний хлопець خوش مزاج شخص người có tinh thần độ lượng 讨人喜欢的人
4 fun; amusement I only did it for sport. pret لَهْو، مُزاح، لَعِب забавление legrace sportens skyld; for sjov das Vergnügen αστείο, πλάκα diversión nali, lõbu مسخرگي huvi pour rire/le plaisir לְהָנָאָה मनोरंजन razonoda, šala szórakozás kesenangan skemmtun gioco, divertimento 遊び 오락, 재미 juokas izprieca; izklaide bersuka-suka spel (for) moro zabawa, żart brincadeira distracţie; amuzament забава; развлечение zábava, žart zabava zabava skämt, skoj ความสนุกสนาน eğlence 戲謔 розвага, гра تفریح کے لیے sự giải trí, trò vui 戏谑
v
to wear, especially in public He was sporting a pink tie. dra يَرْتَدي нося okázale nosit bære Sport-... φορώ δημόσια, μοστράρω lucir (uhkeldavalt) kandma, eputama براي خود نمايي پوشيدن käyttää exhiber לְהִתהַדֵר ב- पहनना nositi što da se vidi, razmetati se feltűnően visel memakai klæðast sfoggiare 見せびらかす dėvėti, puikuotis, demonstruoti dižoties (ar apģērbu) memakai pronken met skilte med, flotte seg med nosić usar a etala щеголять (okázalo) nosiť nositi nositi ståta med, bära ส่วมใส่ giymek (為誇耀而)穿、戴 франтити; красуватися نمائش کے لیے پہننا chưng diện （为夸耀而）穿、戴
adj sporting
1 of, or concerned with, sports the sporting world. sportverwant رِياضي спортен sportovní sports- sportlich αθλητικός, φίλαθλος deportivo spordi- urheilu- sportif -סְפּוֹרט खेलकूद का sportski, koji se bavi sportom sport- olahraga íþrótta- sportivo スポーツの 스포츠용의, 스포츠 관계의 sporto sporta-; sportisks sukan sport{#169} idretts-, sports- sportowy do desporto sportiv спортивный športový športen sportski sport-, idrotts- ที่เกี่ยวกับกีฬา sportif 運動的 спортивний کھیل کود سے متعلق thuộc,liên quan đến thể thao 运动的
2 (negativeunsporting) showing fairness and kindness or generosity, especially if unexpected a sporting gesture. gul ذو روحٍ رِياضِيَّه спортсменски sportovní reel sportlich δίκαιος, γενναιόδωρος caballeroso õilis, aus reilu élégant סְפּוֹרטִיבִי बढ़िया sportski, pošten sportszerű kebaikan drengilegur sportivo, corretto 正々堂々とした 정정당당한 taurus, gražus cēls; augstsirdīgs kebaikan sportief real, skvær, sporty wielkoduszny desportivo fair-play, sportiv благородный športový velikodušen častan sportslig ที่ชอบการพนัน sportmen, centilmen 公平的 спортивний نیکی اور مہربانی بھرا رویہ có tinh thần thượng võ; thẳng thắn 公平的
adj sports
(American alsosport) designed, or suitable, for sport a sports centre; sports equipment. sport مُصَمَّم للرِّياضَه спортен sportovní sports- Sport-... αθλητικός, σπορ deportivo spordi- ورزشي urheilu- de sport, sportif - סְפּוֹרט खेलकूद के लिए sportski sport- olahraga íþrótta- sportivo, dello sport, per lo sport スポーツ用の 운동경기의 sporto sporta- sukan sport{#169} idretts-, sports- sportowy desportivo sportiv; de sport спортивный športový športen sportski sport- ที่เกี่ยวกับกีฬา spor 適於運動的 спортивний کھیل کود کے لیے مناسب phù hợp với thể thao 适于运动的
sports car
a small, fast car with only two seats. sportmotor سيّارَه رياضِيَّه спортна кола sportovní vůz sportsvogn der Sportwagen σπορ αυτοκίνητο coche deportivo sportauto ماشين اسپورت urheiluauto voiture de sport מְכוֹנִית סְפּוֹרט स्पोर्ट्स कार sportski automobil sportkocsi mobil sport sportbíll auto sportiva スポーツカー 스포츠카 sportinis automobilis sporta automobilis kereta berkuasa tinggi sportwagen sportsbil samochód sportowy carro de desporto maşină sport спортивный автомобиль športové auto športni avto sportska kola sportbil รถแข่ง spor araba 賽車 спортивна машина دو سیٹوں والی چھوٹی، تیز رفتار گاڑی xe hơi đua 赛车
sports jacket
a type of jacket for men, designed for casual wear. sportbaadjie مِعْطَف رياضي ، جاكيت عادي يَوْمي спортно яке sportovní sako sportsjakke das Sportsakko σπορ σακάκι chaqueta de sport kuub كت اسپورت irtotakki veste (de) sport מְעִיל סְפּוֹרט खेलकूद का आवरण sportska jakna sportkabát jaket santai sportjakki, stakur jakki giacca sportiva スポーティーな上着 (캐주얼 복장의) 스포츠 재킷 sportinis švarkas sporta jaka jaket santai sportjasje herrejakke, blazer marynarka sportowa casaco haină sport пиджак спортивного покроя športové sako športni jopič sportska jakna sportjacka เสื้อนอกที่ไม่เป็นทางการของผู้ชาย spor ceket 運動服 спортивна куртка بے تکلفانہ مردانہ کوٹ áo vét của nam 运动服
n sportsman [ˈspoːts-]
1 a person who takes part in sports He is a very keen sportsman. sportman رَجُل مولَع بالرِّياضَه спортист sportovec, -kyně sportsmand der/die Sportler(in) αθλητής deportista sportlane urheilija sportif/-ive סְפּוֹרטַאי खिलाड़ी sportaš sportember olahragawan íþróttamaður/-kona sportivo スポーツマン 운동선수, 스포츠맨 sportininkas sportists olahragawan sporter idrettsmann/-kvinne sportowiec desportista sportiv спортсмен športovec, -kyňa športnik sportista idrottsman นักกีฬา sporcu 運動員 спортсмен کھلاڑی người thích thể thao 运动员
2 a person who shows a spirit of fairness and generosity in sport He's a real sportsman who doesn't seem to care if he wins or loses. gulhartige persoon شَخْص ذو روحٍ رياضِيَّه спортсмен pravý sportovec sportsmand der Sportsmann έντιμος παίκτης buen jugador; buena jugadora sportlase hingega inimene urheiluhenkinen ihminen beau joueur סְפּוֹרטַאי निष्पक्ष व्यक्ति čovjek sportskog duha, fer čovjek sportszerű ember orang sportif (sannur/drengilegur) íþróttamaður sportivo 正々堂々とした人 정정당당하게 하는 사람 sportininkas sportists ahli sukan sportief iemand real/sporty person człowiek honorowy indivíduo desportivo persoană onestă благородный человек skutočný športovec športnik sportista sportsman คนที่มีน้ำใจนักกีฬา sportmen (davranışlı) kimse 具有運動道德的人 істинний спортсмен مخلصانہ اور ایماندار người có tinh thần thể thao 具有运动道德的人
n sportswear
clothing designed for playing sports in. sportdrag لِباس رياضَه спортно облекло sportovní oblečení sportstøj die Sportkleidung αθλητικά ρούχα trajes de sport spordidress urheiluasut vêtements de sport בִּגדֵי סְפּוֹרט खेलने के लिए विशेष रूप से तैयार कपड़े sportska odjeća sportöltözet pakaian olahraga íþróttafatnaður abbigliamento sportivo 運動着 운동복, 스포츠 웨어 sportinė apranga sporta tērps pakaian sukan sportkleding sportsklær odzież sportowa equipamento de desporto haine (de) sport спортивная одежда športové oblečenie športna oblačila sportska odeća sportkläder ชุดกีฬา spor giysisi 運動服裝 спортивний одяг کھیل کود کے لباس quần thể thao 运动服装
a sporting chance
a reasonably good chance. goeie kans فُرْصَة جَيِّدَه спортен шанс dobrá naděje reel chance eine gewagte aber aussichtsreiche Sache καλή πιθανότητα επιτυχίας bastantes posibilidades (küllalt) hea ðanss شانس خوب melko hyvä mahdollisuus bonne chance assez (de) סִיכּוּי טוֹב बढ़िया अवसर dobra šansa, dobra mogućnost jó esély kesempatan baik þokkalegur möguleiki (una buona probabilità) ５分の見込み 승패가 반반인 기회; 흥하느냐 망하느냐 하는 기회 puiki galimybė labas izredzes peluang keemasan redelijke kans rimelig sjanse spora szansa uma hipótese de ganhar şansă шанс на победу najväčšia šanca zmerna verjetnost razumna šansa en sportslig chans โอกาสดี kazanma şansı 公平的機會 ризикований шанс کامیابی کا کچھ امکان cơ hội có thể thắng, có thể bại 公平的机会
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