Overview of noun sport

The noun sport has 7 senses

• sport, athletics -- (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)


• sport -- (the occupation of athletes who compete for pay)


• sport, summercater -- ((Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine)


• sport -- (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")


• sport, sportsman, sportswoman -- (someone who engages in sports)


• mutant, mutation, variation, sport -- ((biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration)


• fun, play, sport -- (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")

Overview of verb sport

The verb sport has 2 senses

• sport, feature, boast -- (wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat")


• frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about -- (play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom")