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Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.
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Something done for fun, regardless of its design or intended purpose.
Joe was banned from getting legal help. He seemed to view lawsuits as a sport.
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A person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship.
Jen may have won, but she was sure a poor sport; she laughed at the loser.
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Somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirably good-natured manner, e.g. to being teased or to losing a game; a good sport.
You're such a sport! You never get upset when we tease you.
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That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement.
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Mockery, making fun; derision.
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A toy; a plaything; an object of mockery.
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Gaming for money as in racing, hunting, fishing.
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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.
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A sportsman; a gambler.
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One who consorts with disreputable people, including prostitutes.
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An amorous dalliance.
Charlie and Lisa enjoyed a bit of sport after their hike.
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(usually singular) A friend or acquaintance (chiefly used when speaking to the friend in question)
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Play; idle jingle.
- verb
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To amuse oneself, to play.
children sporting on the green
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To mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with.
Jen sports with Bill's emotions.
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To display; to have as a notable feature.
Jen's sporting a new pair of shoes; he was sporting a new wound from the combat
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To divert; to amuse; to make merry.
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To represent by any kind of play.
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To practise the diversions of the field or the turf; to be given to betting, as upon races.
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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.
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To close (a door).