sport

Definitions

• (countable) Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.
• (countable) Something done for fun, regardless of its design or intended purpose.
• (countable) A person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship.
• (countable) Somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirably good-natured manner, e.g. to being teased or to losing a game; a good sport.
• (obsolete) That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement.
• (obsolete) Mockery, making fun; derision.
• (countable) A toy; a plaything; an object of mockery.
• (uncountable) Gaming for money as in racing, hunting, fishing.
• (biology) 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.
• (slang) A sportsman; a gambler.
• (slang) One who consorts with disreputable people, including prostitutes.
• (obsolete) An amorous dalliance.
• (informal) A friend or acquaintance (chiefly used when speaking to the friend in question)
• (obsolete) Play; idle jingle.