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UK
/spˈɔːt/
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[ US /ˈspɔɹt/ ]
[ US /ˈspɔɹt/ ]
NOUN
- an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
- (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine
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a person known for the way she (or he) behaves when teased or defeated or subjected to trying circumstances
a good sport
a poor sport - (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
- the occupation of athletes who compete for pay
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verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
he said it in sport
he became a figure of fun - someone who engages in sports
VERB
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play boisterously
the gamboling lambs in the meadows
The toddlers romped in the playroom
The children frolicked in the garden -
wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner
she was sporting a new hat
How To Use sport In A Sentence
- Academic excellence was matched with extra-curricular activities of every description - from drama through sport to foreign travel.
- Concentration now had to be aimed at the means of transporting the aircraft from the field to the carrier in Glasgow.
- A lot of schools don't really encourage team sports .
- Petanque may be the only sport inspired by a disability - that of Jules LeNoir, who in 1910 was a dedicated player of boules, a French game much like bocce ball.
- In many places, glittering among the clothes, were gold and silver coins, a few silver ornaments such as buckles, and watches -- things not missed by the pirates in the transport of their flight. The Frozen Pirate
- For instance, a few weeks ago in my sports statistics class, I envisioned a type of graph that’s a combination boxplot and lineplot — instead of turning towards Excel, I coded a Mathematica module to create this type of graph and then automate the creation of many of these. Wolfram Blog : Get Your Game On for Mathematics Awareness Month!
- A light tubular chassis with an inline 8 cylinder engine was made by cobbling a couple of sports engines together.
- We berate those who cross the line and leave the immature and underdeveloped open to the physical abuse of contact and collision sports.
- The League Against Cruel Sports issued a statement Wednesday calling on Ottawa to "take steps to end the immense cruelty to animals in events such as calf-roping, which is practised at rodeos including the Calgary Stampede. CTV BritishColumbiaHome
- All four men continue to deny any wrongdoing under the criminal and sporting proceedings. Times, Sunday Times