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Meaning of sports centre

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

sports

Pronunciation:/spɔːts//spɔɹts/

noun

Definitions

  1. Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.

  2. Something done for fun, regardless of its design or intended purpose.

    Example: Joe was banned from getting legal help. He seemed to view lawsuits as a sport.

  3. A person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship.

    Example: Jen may have won, but she was sure a poor sport; she laughed at the loser.

  4. Somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirably good-natured manner, e.g. to being teased or to losing a game; a good sport.

    Example: You're such a sport! You never get upset when we tease you.

verb

Definitions

  1. To amuse oneself, to play.

    Example: children sporting on the green

  2. To mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with.

    Example: Jen sports with Bill's emotions.

  3. To display; to have as a notable feature.

    Example: Jen's sporting a new pair of shoes;  he was sporting a new wound from the combat

  4. To divert; to amuse; to make merry.

verb

Definitions

  1. To participate in sports; typically used by a person with little interest in the subject to derisively elide details of the activity in question.