sport

[[t]spɔrt, spoʊrt[/t]]

n.

1) spo an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature

2) spo such activities collectively

3) diversion; recreation

4) jest; pleasantry

5) mockery; ridicule:

They made sport of his haircut[/ex]

6) laughingstock

7) something tossed about like a plaything

8) spo

sportsman

9) a person who behaves in a sportsmanlike, fair, or admirable manner

10) a debonair person; bon vivant

11) Biol. an organism or part that shows an unusual or singular deviation from the normal or parent type; mutation

12) Obs. amorous dalliance

13) cvb spo of, pertaining to, or used in sports

14) clo suitable for outdoor or informal wear:

sport clothes[/ex]

15) to amuse oneself with some pleasant pastime

16) to frolic; gambol:

kittens sporting and playing[/ex]

17) spo to engage in athletic activity

18) to speak or act in jest

19) to mock something

20) bot Bot. to mutate

21) to wear or display, esp. with ostentation:

sporting a new coat[/ex]

Also, sports Etymology: 1350–1400; ME; aph. var. of disport sport′ful, adj. sport′ful•ly, adv. sport′ful•ness, n.