sport in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
sport in Sindhi سنڌي
sport in Tamil தமிழ்
sport in Telugu తెలుగు
sport in English
- sport⇄adj. 1. of sports; suitable for sports.
Ex. sport equipment.
2. designed for informal, outdoor, or athletic wear.
Ex. sport clothes. - sport⇄expr. for (or in) sport, for fun; in jest or as a joke; not seriously.
Ex. to say a thing for sport. The man teased the child in sport. - sport⇄expr. make sport of, to make fun of; laugh at; ridicule.
Ex. Don't make sport of someone who doesn't understand something. - sport⇄expr. turn to sport, to turn into or take as a matter for jesting or mirth.
Ex. Thrice I deluded her, and turn'd to sport Her importunity (Milton). - sport⇄noun sporter.
- sport⇄noun 1. a game, contest, or other pastime requiring some skill and usually a certain amount of physical exercise. Football, baseball, tennis, hunting, golf, and fishing are outdoor sports. Basketball and bowling are indoor sports.
Ex. Of all sports - sport⇄sport, noun, verb, adjective.
- sport⇄v.i. 1. to amuse or entertain oneself; frolic; gambol; play.
Ex. Lambs sport in the fields. The kitten sports with its tail. If all the year were playing holidays, to sport would be as tedious as to work (Shakespeare).
2. to participate in o - sport⇄v.t. 1. (Informal.) to wear, display, or use.
Ex. to sport a new hat. If a man ... sports loose views on morals at a decent dinner party, he is not asked again (James A. Froude).
2. (Obsolete.) to amuse or entertain (oneself).