sport

Etymology
From and, , , apheretic shortenings of  and ,. More at.

Noun

 * 1)  Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.
 * 2)  A person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship.
 * 3)  Somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirably good-natured manner, e.g. to being teased or to losing a game; a good sport.
 * 4)  That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement.
 * 5) * a. 1765, year of origin unknown, Hey Diddle Diddle (traditional rhyme)
 * The little dog laughed to see such sport, and the dish ran away with the spoon.
 * 1)  Mockery, making fun; derision.
 * 2)  A toy; a plaything; an object of mockery.
 * 3)  Gaming for money as in racing, hunting, or fishing.
 * 4)  A plant or an animal, or part of a plant or animal, which has some peculiarity not usually seen in the species; an abnormal variety or growth. The term encompasses both mutants and organisms with non-genetic developmental abnormalities such as birth defects.
 * 5)  A sportsman; a gambler.
 * 6)  One who consorts with disreputable people, including prostitutes.
 * 7)  An amorous dalliance.
 * 8)  A friend or acquaintance (chiefly used when speaking to the friend in question)
 * 9)  Play; idle jingle.
 * 10) * 1725-1726,, The Odyssey
 * An author who should introduce such a sport of words upon our stage would meet with small applause.
 * 1)  Gaming for money as in racing, hunting, or fishing.
 * 2)  A plant or an animal, or part of a plant or animal, which has some peculiarity not usually seen in the species; an abnormal variety or growth. The term encompasses both mutants and organisms with non-genetic developmental abnormalities such as birth defects.
 * 3)  A sportsman; a gambler.
 * 4)  One who consorts with disreputable people, including prostitutes.
 * 5)  An amorous dalliance.
 * 6)  A friend or acquaintance (chiefly used when speaking to the friend in question)
 * 7)  Play; idle jingle.
 * 8) * 1725-1726,, The Odyssey
 * An author who should introduce such a sport of words upon our stage would meet with small applause.
 * 1)  Play; idle jingle.
 * 2) * 1725-1726,, The Odyssey
 * An author who should introduce such a sport of words upon our stage would meet with small applause.
 * 1)  Play; idle jingle.
 * 2) * 1725-1726,, The Odyssey
 * An author who should introduce such a sport of words upon our stage would meet with small applause.

Descendants


From plural :

Verb

 * 1)  To amuse oneself, to play.
 * 2)  To mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with.
 * 3)  To display; to have as a notable feature.
 * 4)  To divert; to amuse; to make merry.
 * 5)  To represent by any kind of play.
 * 6) To practise the diversions of the field or the turf; to be given to betting, as upon races.
 * 7) To assume suddenly a new and different character from the rest of the plant or from the type of the species; said of a bud, shoot, plant, or animal.
 * 8)  To close (a door).
 * 1)  To divert; to amuse; to make merry.
 * 2)  To represent by any kind of play.
 * 3) To practise the diversions of the field or the turf; to be given to betting, as upon races.
 * 4) To assume suddenly a new and different character from the rest of the plant or from the type of the species; said of a bud, shoot, plant, or animal.
 * 5)  To close (a door).
 * 1) To practise the diversions of the field or the turf; to be given to betting, as upon races.
 * 2) To assume suddenly a new and different character from the rest of the plant or from the type of the species; said of a bud, shoot, plant, or animal.
 * 3)  To close (a door).
 * 1)  To close (a door).
 * 1)  To close (a door).

Etymology 1
Borrowed from, from , from , from older , from. First attested in the 19th century.

Noun

 * 1)  A sport;.

Etymology 2
From, metathesised form of.

Noun

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Etymology
From, from.

Noun

 * 1) sport, sports

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) sport

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  (activity that uses physical skills, often competitive)
 * 2) hobby, pastime

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) sport athletic activity that uses physical skills

Noun

 * 1)  sport (physical activity pitting two or more opponents against each other)

Etymology 1
From.

Etymology
From.

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) sport

Etymology
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Etymology
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Etymology 1
, first used in 1857.

Noun

 * 1)  sports
 * 2)  a

Etymology
Borrowed from, from.

Noun

 * 1) sport physical activity