1. An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
   - athletics 
2. The occupation of athletes who compete for pay 
3. (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine
   - summercater [US] 
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
   - sportsman, sportswoman, sportsperson 
6. (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
   - mutant, mutation, variation 
7. Verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
   "he said it in sport"
   - fun, play

1. Wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner
   "she was sporting a new hat"
   - feature, boast 
2. Play boisterously
   - frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about

Derived forms: sports, sporting, sported

See also: sporting, sportive

Type of: athlete, being, business, diversion, drollness, feature, have, holidaymaker [Brit, Cdn], humor [US], humour [Brit, Cdn], individual, job, jock [N. Amer], line, line of work, mortal, occupation, organism, person, play, recreation, somebody, someone, soul, vacationer [N. Amer], vacationist [N. Amer], wit, witticism, wittiness

Encyclopedia: Sport

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