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Meaning
Noun
●
Any
activity
that
uses
physical
exertion
or skills
competitively
under a set of
rules
that is not based on aesthetics.
●
A person who
exhibits
either good or
bad
sportsmanship.
●
In People:
Somebody who
behaves
or
reacts
in an
admirably
good-natured
manner
, e.g. to being
teased
or to
losing
a game
; a good sport.
●
That which
diverts
, and makes
mirth
;
pastime
; amusement.
●
Mockery, making
fun
; derision.
●
A
toy
; a
plaything
; an
object
of mockery.
●
Gaming for money
as in
racing
,
hunting
, or fishing.
●
In Biology, Botany & Zoology:
A
plant
or an
animal
, or part of a
plant
or
animal
, which has some
peculiarity
not usually
seen in
the
species
; an
abnormal
variety
or growth. The
term
encompasses
both
mutants
and
organisms
with non-genetic
developmental
abnormalities
such as
birth
defects.
●
In People:
A
sportsman
; a gambler.
●
In People:
One who
consorts
with
disreputable
people, including prostitutes.
●
An
amorous
dalliance.
●
In People:
A
friend
or
acquaintance
(chiefly used when
speaking
to the
friend
in question)
●
Term of
endearment
used by an
adult
for a
child
, usually a boy.
●
Play;
idle
jingle.
Verb
●
To
amuse
oneself
, to play.
●
In People:
To
mock
or
tease
,
treat
lightly
,
toy
with.
●
To
display
; to have as a
notable
feature.
●
To
divert
; to
amuse
; to make merry.
●
To
represent
by any
kind of
play.
●
To
practise
the
diversions
of the
field
or the
turf
; to be
given to
betting
, as upon races.
●
To
assume
suddenly
a new and different
character
from the
rest
of the
plant
or from the type of the
species
; said of a
bud
,
shoot
,
plant
, or animal.
●
To
close
(a door).
Name
●
Acronym of Strategic Partnership On REACH Testing.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
sport
English
desport
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
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