Meaning of sport | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Acronym of Strategic Partnership On REACH Testing.
   abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
2. Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.
   countable, uncountable
3. A spontaneous mutation, or genetic change, where a plant is distinctly different from its parent (e.g. has variegated foliage).
4. A person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship.
   countable
5. to wear, especially in public. He was sporting a pink tie. dra يَرْتَدي нося usar okázale nosit Sport-... bære φορώ δημόσια, μοστράρω lucir (uhkeldavalt) kandma, eputama براي خود نمايي پوشيدن pukeutua exhiber לְהִתהַדֵר ב- पहनना nositi što da se vidi, razmetati se feltűnően visel memakai klæðast sfoggiare 見せびらかす 입다 dėvėti, puikuotis, demonstruoti dižoties (ar apģērbu) memakai pronken met skilte med, flotte seg mednosićusar a etala щеголять (okázalo) nosiť nositi nositi ståta med, bära ส่วมใส่...
   especially
6. Somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirably good-natured manner, e.g. to being teased or to losing a game; a good sport.
   countable
7. (American also sport) designed, or suitable, for sport. a sports centre; sports equipment. sport مُصَمَّم للرِّياضَه спортен desportivo sportovní Sport-... sports- αθλητικός, σπορdeportivo spordi- ورزشي urheilu- de sport, sportif - סְפּוֹרט खेलकूद के लिए sportski sport- olahraga íþrótta- sportivo, dello sport, per lo sport スポーツ用の 스포츠의, 스포츠에 알맞은 sporto sporta- sukan sport-idretts-, sports-sportowydesportivo spor­tiv; de sport спортивный športový športen sportski sport- ที่เกี่ยวกับกีฬา spor 適於...
   American also
8. Something fun, pastime; amusement.
   archaic, countable, uncountable
9. a small, fast car with only two seats. sportmotor سيّارَه رياضِيَّه спортна кола carro esportivo sportovní vůz der Sportwagen sportsvogn σπορ αυτοκίνητο coche deportivo sportauto ماشين اسپورت urheiluauto voiture de sport מְכוֹנִית סְפּוֹרט स्पोर्ट्स कार sportski automobil sportkocsi mobil sport sportbíll auto sportiva スポーツカー 스포츠카 sportinis automobilis sporta automobilis kereta berkuasa tinggi sportwagen sportsbil samochód sportowy carro de desporto maşină sport спортивный автомобиль športové ...
10. Mockery, making fun; derision.
    archaic, countable, uncountable
11. a type of jacket for men, designed for casual wear. sportbaadjie مِعْطَف رياضي ، جاكيت عادي يَوْمي спортно яке casaco sportovní sako das Sportsakko sportsjakke σπορ σακάκι chaqueta de sport kuub كت اسپورت irtotakki veste (de) sport מְעִיל סְפּוֹרט खेलकूद का आवरण sportska jakna sportkabát jaket santai sportjakki, stakur jakki giacca sportiva スポーティーな上着 스포츠 재킷 sportinis švarkas sporta jaka jaket santai sportjasje herrejakke, blazer marynarka sportowa casaco haină sport пиджак спортивного покроя ...
12. A toy; a plaything; an object of mockery.
    countable
13. Gaming for money as in racing, hunting, or fishing.
    uncountable
14. clothing designed for playing sports in. sportdrag لِباس رياضَه спортно облекло equipamento de desporto sportovní oblečení die Sportkleidung sportstøj αθλητικά ρούχα trajes de sport spordidress urheiluvaatteet vêtements de sport בִּגדֵי סְפּוֹרט खेलने के लिए विशेष रूप से तैयार कपड़े sportska odjeća sportöltözet pakaian olahraga íþróttafatnaður abbigliamento sportivo 運動着 운동복 sportinė apranga sporta tērps pakaian sukan sportkledingsportsklærodzież sportowa equipamento de desporto haine (de) spo...
15. 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.
    countable
16. a reasonably good chance. goeie kans فُرْصَة جَيِّدَه спортен шанс uma boa chance dobrá naděje eine gewagte aber aussichtsreiche Sache reel chance καλή πιθανότητα επιτυχίας bastantes posibilidades (küllalt) hea ðanss شانس خوب verraten hyvät mahdollisuudet assez bonne chance (de) סִיכּוּי טוֹב बढ़िया अवसर dobra šansa, dobra mogućnost jó esély kesempatan baik þokkalegur möguleiki (una buona probabilità) ５分の見込み 상당히 좋은 기회 puiki galimybė labas izredzes peluang keemasan redelijke kans rimelig sjans...
17. A sportsman; a gambler.
    countable, slang
18. deporte;___ -s medicine → medicina del deporte.
19. One who consorts with disreputable people, including prostitutes.
    countable, slang
20. An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively.
21. An amorous dalliance.
    obsolete, uncountable
22. A usually challenging activity undertaken for amusement: "the sport of trying to eat [a bratwurst] with anything fewer than four paper napkins" (Jane Kramer).
23. A friend or acquaintance (chiefly used when speaking to the friend in question)
    countable, informal, singular, uncountable, usually
24. Term of endearment used by an adult for a child, usually a boy.
    countable, uncountable
25. Play; idle jingle.
    archaic, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Basketball is her favorite sport, and she also enjoys various other sports as well.”

“Sport can be an excellent form of exercise because the competition and sense of achievement can help with both motivation and pleasure.”

“Jen may have won, but she was sure a poor sport; she laughed at the loser.”

“The loser was a good sport, and congratulated Jen on her performance.”

“You're such a sport! You never get upset when we tease you.”

“Think it but a minute spent in sport.”

“Her sports were such as carried riches of knowledge upon the stream of delight.”

The New Arcadia

“The little dog laughed to see such sport, and the dish ran away with the spoon.”

“Why then make ſport at me, then let me be your ieſt”

“flitting leaves, the sport of every wind”

“Never does man appear to greater disadvantage than when he is the sport of his own ungoverned passions.”

“We never shot another like it, so I do not know if it was a `sport' or a distinct species.”

“At Hortus Bulborum you will find heirloom narcissi that date back at least to the 15th century and famous old tulips like 'Duc van Tol' (1595) and its sports.”

“See my dressed like all the sports/In my blazer and a pair of shorts.”

“"Say, sport!" he would say briskly.”

“Hey, sport! You've gotten so big since I saw you last! Give me five.”

“Tie me kangaroo down, sport/Tie me kangaroo down/Tie me kangaroo down, sport/Tie me kangaroo down.”

“1725-1726, William Broome, The Odyssey An author who should introduce such a sport of words upon our stage […] would meet with small applause.”

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