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sporting
has definitions from the fields of sport,games
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[ adjective ] (sport) marked by or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
Synonyms Examples "a clean fight" "a sporting solution of the disagreement" "sportsmanlike conduct" Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)He does n't think that potting them from a deck_chair on the south_side of the house with a quart glass of beer for sustenance is entirely sporting . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (sport) relating to or used in sports
Examples "sporting events" "sporting equipment" Used in print (Sports Age, 24:9...)Sporting firearms change , markedly for the better . Other THC activities followed , conducted by shopping_centers , department_stores , recreation equipment dealers , radio - TV stations , newspapers , and other organizations interested in the need existing to acquaint youngsters with the proper use of sporting firearms and the development of correct attitudes and appreciations related_to hunting and wise use of our natural_resources . Is your sporting firearms and ammunition department primed for the expanding horizons ? Related terms |
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[ adjective ] involving risk or willingness to take a risk
Examples "a sporting chance" "sporting blood" Used in print (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)Say three minutes to make it sporting . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (games) preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance
Synonyms Examples "led a dissipated life" "a betting man" "a card-playing son of a bitch" "a gambling fool" "sporting gents and their ladies" Related terms |
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