Collins English-English Dictionary

sport [spɔːt]

1. 1. n an individual or group activity pursued for exercise or pleasure, often involving the testing of physical capabilities and taking the form of a competitive game such as football, tennis, etc

2. 2. n such activities considered collectively

3. 3. n any particular pastime indulged in for pleasure

4. 4. n the pleasure derived from a pastime, esp hunting, shooting, or fishing

   we had good sport today

5. 5. n playful or good-humoured joking

   to say a thing in sport

6. 6. n derisive mockery or the object of such mockery

   to make sport of someone

7. 7. n someone or something that is controlled by external influences

   the sport of fate

8. 8. n [informal] [sometimes qualified by good, bad, etc] a person who reacts cheerfully in the face of adversity, esp a good loser

9. 9. n [informal] a person noted for being scrupulously fair and abiding by the rules of a game

10. 10. n [informal] a person who leads a merry existence, esp a gambler

    he's a bit of a sport

11. 11. n [Austral and NZ] [informal] a form of address used esp between males

12. 12. n [biology] an animal or plant that differs conspicuously in one or more aspects from other organisms of the same species, usually because of a mutation

13. 13. n an anomalous characteristic of such an organism

14. 14. vt. [tr] [informal] to wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner

    she was sporting a new hat

15. 15. vi. [intr] to skip about or frolic happily

16. 16. vi. to amuse (oneself), esp in outdoor physical recreation

17. 17. vi. [intr; often foll by with] to dally or trifle (with)

18. 18. vt. [tr; often foll by away] [rare] to squander (time or money)

    sporting one's life away

19. 19. vi. [intr; often foll by with] [archaic] to make fun (of)

20. 20. vi. [intr] [biology] to produce or undergo a mutation

21. 21. vi. See also sports

22. 22. vi. [Etymology] C15 sporten, variant of disporten to disport