sport meaning and definition

SPORT noun

Definition of sport (noun)

1. an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
   • synonyms: athletics
2. the occupation of athletes who compete for pay
3. (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine
   • synonyms: summercater
4. 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"
5. someone who engages in sports
   • synonyms: sportsman, sportswoman
6. (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
   • synonyms: mutant, mutation, variation
7. verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
   • "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport"
   • synonyms: fun, play

SPORT verb

Definition of sport (verb)

1. wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner
   • "she was sporting a new hat"
   • synonyms: boast, feature
2. play boisterously
   • "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"
   • synonyms: cavort, disport, frisk, frolic, gambol, lark, lark about, rollick, romp, run around, skylark