sport

The definition of a sport is a recreational or athletic activity.

(noun)

An example of sport is soccer.

Sport means something used for athletic activities.

(adjective)

An example of sport is a drink formulated to supplement the nutritional needs of an athlete.

Sport is defined as to wear, usually something that calls attention.

(verb)

An example of sport is to wear red socks with pink shorts.

See sport in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

any activity or experience that gives enjoyment or recreation; pastime; diversion
such an activity, esp. when competitive, requiring more or less vigorous bodily exertion and carried on, sometimes as a profession, according to some traditional form or set of rules, whether outdoors, as football, golf, etc., or indoors, as basketball, bowling, etc.
fun or play
1. an object of ridicule; laughingstock
2. a thing or person buffeted about, as though a plaything
☆ Informal a gambler
Informal
1. a person who is sportsmanlike, easygoing, or companionable: be a sport!
2. a person judged according to his ability to take loss, defeat, teasing, etc.: a good (or poor) sport
☆ Informal a pleasure-loving, showy person; flashy fellow
Obsolete amorous trifling or sexual play
Biol. a plant or animal showing some marked variation from the normal type, usually as a result of mutation

Origin: ME sporte, aphetic for disport

transitive verb

intransitive verb

to play or frolic
to engage in a sport or sports
1. to joke or jest
2. to trifle, dally, or play (with)
3. to mock or ridicule someone or something
Biol. to vary markedly from the normal type; mutate

adjective

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See sport in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.
b. A particular form of this activity.
An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively.
An active pastime; recreation.
a. Mockery; jest: He made sport of his own looks.
b. An object of mockery, jest, or play: treated our interests as sport.
c. A joking mood or attitude: She made the remark in sport.
a. One known for the manner of one's acceptance of rules, especially of a game, or of a difficult situation: a poor sport.
b. Informal One who accepts rules or difficult situations well.
c. Informal A pleasant companion: was a real sport during the trip.
Informal
a. A person who lives a jolly, extravagant life.
b. A gambler at sporting events.
Biology An organism that shows a marked change from the normal type or parent stock, typically as a result of mutation.
Maine See summercater. See Regional Note at summercater.
Obsolete Amorous dalliance; lovemaking.