Sport - Definition

n 1: an active diversion requiring physical exertion and
competition [syn: sport, athletics]
2: the occupation of athletes who compete for pay
3: (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine [syn:
sport, summercater]
4: 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: someone who engages in sports [syn: sport, sportsman,
sportswoman]
6: (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from
chromosomal alteration [syn: mutant, mutation,
variation, sport]
7: 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" [syn: fun, play, sport]
v 1: wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she
was sporting a new hat" [syn: sport, 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, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run
around, lark about]