sports
/spɔːts//spɔɹts/noun
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Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.
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.
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.
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
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To amuse oneself, to play.
Example: children sporting on the green
To mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with.
Example: Jen sports with Bill's emotions.
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
To divert; to amuse; to make merry.
verb
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To participate in sports; typically used by a person with little interest in the subject to derisively elide details of the activity in question.