Results for sport
Definitions of sport:
part of speech: verb intransitive
To play: to frolic: to practice field diversions: to trifle.
part of speech: verb
To divert; to make merry; to frolic; to jest; to trifle; in familiar language, to exhibit or wear, as an article of dress.
part of speech: verb transitive
To amuse: to make merry: to represent playfully.
part of speech: noun
That which amuses or makes merry: play: mirth: jest: contemptuous mirth: anything for playing with: a toy: idle jingle: field diversion: any organism deviating from the normal or natural condition; an aberrant natural production; a monstrosity; a lusus naturae; as, " Yes- I nursed thee, thou monstrous sport of nature."- Byron; specifically, in bot. a plant that assumes a character and appearance distinct from the normal type, a bud or portion of a plant that assumes such a form.
part of speech: verb intransitive
To trifle.
part of speech: noun
Diversion; anything which makes merry; the mirth or pleasure thus produced; play; frolic; mockery; fowling, hunting, or fishing.
part of speech: noun
Pastime; amusement; jest or pleasantry; as, he said it in sport; mockery or derision; as, they made sport of him; outdoor play or recreation, as hunting, shooting, etc.; an athletic game; colloquially, a gambler or a cheap, flashy person.
part of speech: verb intransitive
To play or frolic; to practice field diversions, such as athletic contests.
Usage examples for sport:
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The " Here's sport indeed"!
"The Man Shakespeare", Frank Harris -
His only thought was to give her some sport
"A Tar-Heel Baron", Mabell Shippie Clarke Pelton -
It was merely playing politics, and if that absorbing sport required one to carry water on both shoulders, why- play the game!
"Abraham Lincoln and the Union A Chronicle of the Embattled North, Volume 29 In The Chronicles Of America Series", Nathaniel W. Stephenson -
You're a real sport said Larry.
"The Major", Ralph Connor