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sport - Dictionary definition and meaning for sport

SPORT

  • (noun) the occupation of athletes who compete for pay

  • (noun) an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

    synonyms : athletics

  • (noun) 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"

    synonyms : fun , play

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

    synonyms : mutant , mutation , variation

  • (noun) someone who engages in sports

    synonyms : sportsman , sportswoman

  • (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"

  • (noun) (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine

    synonyms : summercater

  • (verb) play boisterously

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

    synonyms : cavort , disport , frisk , frolic , gambol , lark , lark about , rollick , romp , run around , skylark

    sport
    -tagged by Administrator
    kids frolicking in water.

  • (verb) wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner

    "she was sporting a new hat"

    synonyms : boast , feature

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.


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