Noun
- 1. sport, athletics, diversion, recreation
- usage: an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
- 2. sport, occupation, business, job, line of work, line
- usage: the occupation of athletes who compete for pay
- 3. sport, summercater, vacationer, vacationist
- usage: (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine
- 4. sport, person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
- usage: 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. sport, sportsman, sportswoman, athlete, jock
- usage: someone who engages in sports
- 6. mutant, mutation, variation, sport, organism, being
- usage: (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
- 7. fun, play, sport, wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness
- usage: verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport"
Verb
- 1. sport, feature, boast, have, feature
- usage: wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat"
- 2. frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about, play
- usage: play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"
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