sport
Meaning
n 1: an active diversion requiring physical exertion andcompetition [syn: athletics]
2: the occupation of athletes who compete for pay
3: someone who engages in sports [syn: sportsman, sportswoman]
4: (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting
from chromosomal alteration [syn: mutant, mutation, variation]
5: (Maine colloquial) temporary summer resident of inland Maine
6: verbal wit (often at another's expense but not to be taken
seriously); "he became a figure of fun" [syn: fun, play]
v 1: wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was
sporting a new hat" [syn: feature, boast]
2: play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden";
"the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped
in the playroom" [syn: frolic, lark, rollick, skylark,
disport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run
around, lark about]