Defenition of the word sport

• Defenition of the word sport

  • The complex of individual or group activities pursued for exercise or pleasure, often taking a competitive form.
  • A person who engages in sports.
  • play or romp around; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"
  • verbal wit (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun"
  • an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
  • (Maine colloquial) temporary summer resident in inland Maine
  • the occupation of athletes who compete for pay
  • an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
  • wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat"
  • someone who engages in sports
  • verbal wit (often at another''s expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun"
  • (Maine colloquial) temporary summer resident of inland Maine
  • (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
  • play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"
  • verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
  • a person known for the way she (or he) behaves when teased or defeated or subjected to trying circumstances
  • (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine
  • play boisterously
  • wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner

Synonyms for the word sport

• • athletics
  • boast
  • cavort
  • disport
  • feature
  • frisk
  • frolic
  • fun
  • gambol
  • lark
  • lark about
  • mutant
  • mutation
  • play
  • rollick
  • romp
  • run around
  • skylark
  • sportsman
  • sportswoman

Similar words in the sport

• • nonresident

Hyponyms for the word sport

• • aquatics
  • archery
  • athletic game
  • blood sport
  • clowning
  • comedy
  • contact sport
  • cycling
  • drollery
  • equitation
  • field sport
  • freak
  • funambulism
  • funniness
  • gymanstic exercise
  • gymnastic exercise
  • gymnastics
  • horseback riding
  • jocosity
  • jocularity
  • judo
  • lusus naturae
  • monster
  • monstrosity
  • outdoor sport
  • paronomasia
  • professional baseball
  • professional basketball
  • professional boxing
  • professional football
  • professional golf
  • professional tennis
  • professional wrestling
  • pun
  • punning
  • racing
  • riding
  • rock climbing
  • row
  • rowing
  • skating
  • skiing
  • sledding
  • spectator sport
  • sumo
  • team sport
  • tightrope walking
  • track and field
  • waggery
  • waggishness
  • water sport
  • wordplay

Hypernyms for the word sport

• • athlete
  • being
  • business
  • diversion
  • feature
  • have
  • humor
  • humour
  • individual
  • job
  • jock
  • life form
  • line
  • line of work
  • living thing
  • mortal
  • occupation
  • organism
  • person
  • play
  • recreation
  • somebody
  • someone
  • soul
  • vacationer
  • vacationist
  • wit
  • witticism
  • wittiness

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