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sport

Definition

  • noun: a contest or game in which people do certain physical activities according to a specific set of rules and compete against each other
  • verb: to amuse oneself
  • verb: to wear (something) in a way that attracts attention
  • often used in the plural especially in U.S. English to refer to sports in a general way
  • synonyms: frolic, beau brummel, monopoly

Examples

  • He hunts and fishes 'for sport'. [=he hunts and fishes because he enjoys it and not as a job or because he needs food for survival]

  • My brother likes 'sports'. [=he enjoys playing and/or watching games such as football, baseball, basketball, golf, etc.]

  • He lost but he was a 'good sport' about it. [=he was not rude or angry about losing]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) you never brought me up here! -Tennis whites? Mission to Mars! -l know, l know, l know. Check this out! Kung fu fighting. Campus hero with matching sports pennant, huh? Flower power! Oh, Ken! No one appreciates clothes here, Barbie. No one. Ken, would you model a few outfits for me? (..)
    2010 Toy Story 3