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sport
has definitions from the fields of sport,biology,work
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[ noun ] (sport) an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
Synonyms Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)Also , perhaps , table-tennis and other indoor sports to keep them fit and contented . (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)And is the sport really important ? Taking first things first , let 's understand the sport called gymnastics . But the Russians use gymnastics as the first_step in training for all other sports because it provides training in every basic quality except one , endurance . In most sports , as in most walks_of_life , the angels are on the side of those who begin young , and the Russian competitor of 16 has at_least thirteen years of training behind him . Related terms diversion gymnastics water_sport outdoor_sport wrestling contact_sport racing rowing boxing judo skating skiing spectator_sport riding archery rock_climbing bloodsport track_and_field sledding team_sport blood_sport cycling athletic_game stroke series call trial coach kick tramp home row position defense loose drop hurdle pass most-valuable won-lost_record cut start at_home field water_ski down paddle bandy sit_out ride_the_bench punt overhand outclass dribble run turn referee prizefight timekeeper shoot shadowbox spar free_agent scout regulation_time double-team man-to-man away seed daisy_cutter hike rappel mountaineer foul backpack treck jog run personal_foul surge in_play spread-eagle figure_skate ice_skate skate skateboard ski speed_skate roller_skate save sled toboggan bobsled schuss canoe scull referee birling wipeout jackknife surf kayak ski_jump snorkel eligible legal curl possession follow_through skin-dive roller_blade ineligible onside defending offside submarine disqualified out_of_play underhand surf upfield downfield press_box racket kill kill tuck English game_plan bench_warmer spar shooter iron_man free_agency box sudden_death call downfield skylark |
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[ noun ] (sport) the occupation of athletes who compete for pay
Used in print (The New York Times,...)Shea , the chairman of Mayor_Wagner_'s_Baseball_Committee , will be joined on the dais by Warren_Spahn , the southpaw pitching ace of the Milwaukee_Braves ; Frank_Graham , the Journal-American sports columnist ; Bill_Mazeroski , the World_Series hero of the Pittsburgh_Pirates , and Casey_Stengel , the former manager of the Yankees . The 53 - year old Shea , a prominent corporation lawyer with a sports background , is generally recognized as the man most responsible_for the imminent return of a National_League club to New_York . And it also stayed the hands of thousands of brooding incompetents who were meditating the abandonment of a sport whose frustrations were driving them to despair . (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)And is the sport really important ? Taking first things first , let 's understand the sport called gymnastics . |
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[ verb ] wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner
Examples "she was sporting a new hat" Used in print (Edward Jablonski, Harold Arlen Happy with the Blues....)A story , no_doubt apocryphal , for Mercer himself denies it , has him sporting a monocle in those Village days . |
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[ adjective ] (Maine colloquial) temporary summer resident in inland Maine
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[ noun ] (Maine colloquial) temporary summer resident of inland Maine
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