āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
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āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž
a physical activity or competitive game with specific rules that people do for fun or as a profession
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Boxing is a competitive sport demanding strength, speed, and resilience.
āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻ¯āĻž āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ, āĻāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻšāĻ¨āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¤āĻž āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
1.1
āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž
any of the various physical activities people do for fun or to stay healthy
Dialect
British
BritishāĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I was never a fan of playing sports in school.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ, āĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĨāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ
someone who engages in sports
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĒ, āĻ āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻž
verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
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āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ, āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž
(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
05
āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ, āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¤āĻ¨āĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨
someone known for their response to challenges, defeat, or difficult circumstances
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Despite the criticism from the crowd, the athlete remained a good sport and stayed focused on the game.
āĻāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ, āĻ
ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĨāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸ āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
06
āĻŽā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽāĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻž, āĻŽā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽāĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĨāĻŋ
(Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine
to sport
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āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to proudly wear or show off something, like clothing or accessories
Transitive: to sport clothing or accessories
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They sported matching hats at the music festival as a fun and coordinated accessory.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ¸āĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻˇāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻĒāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž, āĻāĻŽā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to play and engage in physical activity with liveliness, energy, and enthusiasm
Intransitive: to sport
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After a long week of work, the friends gathered to sport at the beach, playing volleyball and Frisbee.
āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻš āĻĒāĻ°ā§, āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸āĻŦāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
autosport
sporty
sport
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
