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sport

/ˈspoɚt/

US UK

noun

plural sports

[count] :a contest or game in which people do certain physical activities according to a specific set of rules and compete against each other

My favorite (competitive) sports are tennis and volleyball.

the sport of boxing

Do you play a sport? = Do you play any sports?

Baseball is a team sport. [=a sport played by teams] - often used in the plural especially in U.S. English to refer to sports in a general way

My brother likes sports. [=he enjoys playing and/or watching games such as football, baseball, basketball, golf, etc.]

I like watching sports on TV.

She likes to play sports. - see also spectator sport, winter sport

[noncount] Brit :sports in general

He's not interested in sport. [=(US) sports]

She likes to play sport.

a physical activity (such as hunting, fishing, running, swimming, etc.) that is done for enjoyment [count]

Ice-skating with friends is my favorite sport. [noncount]

He hunts and fishes for sport. [=he hunts and fishes because he enjoys it and not as a job or because he needs food for survival] - see also blood sport

[count] a - used with good, bad, etc., to say if someone has behaved politely or not after losing a game or contest

He lost but he was a good sport about it. [=he was not rude or angry about losing]

Don't be a poor/bad sport. [=don't be angry or rude if you lose]

b informal + old-fashioned :someone who is kind or generous

Be a (good) sport and let him play with you.

c informal + old-fashioned - used as a friendly way to address someone (especially a man)

See you later, sport.

Hey, sport [=buddy]. Can you tell me where the nearest gas station is?

in sport

somewhat formal + old-fashioned :in a joking way :in a way that is not serious

Don't take offense. I was only saying it in sport. [=in fun]

make sport of

somewhat formal + old-fashioned :to laugh at and make jokes about (someone or something) in an unkind way

They made sport of [=made fun of] the way he talked.

adjective

always used before a noun

done for enjoyment rather than as a job or for food for survival

sport fishing/hunting

chiefly US :participating in an activity (such as hunting or fishing) for enjoyment rather than as a job or for food for survival

a sport fisherman - compare sports

verb

sports; sported; sporting

[+ obj] :to wear (something) in a way that attracts attention

She showed up at the party sporting a bright red hat.

[no obj] literary :to play in a happy and lively way

The lambs sported [=frolicked] in the meadow.

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