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sport
noun

sport noun (GAME)


[ C ] infml
a person who has a good attitude about playing a game or having to do something:
He was a very bad sport when he lost a game.
Be a sport and take your little sister to the movies with you
 
A1 [ C ]
a game, competition, or activity needing physical effort and skill that is played or done according to rules, for enjoyment and/or as a job:
Football, basketball, and hockey are all team sports.
I enjoy winter sports like skiing and skating.
 
A1 [ U ] UK
all types of physical activity that people do to keep healthy or for enjoyment:
She used to do/play a lot of sport when she was younger.
 
[ U ] old-fashioned
enjoyment in doing things
 More examples
She's not especially interested in sports.
There are risks inherent in almost every sport.
There's so much money in sports these days.
I could never play team sports - I lack the competitive spirit .
She did a lot of sports at college.
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sport noun (PERSON)
 
[ C ] old-fashioned informal
a pleasant, positive, generous person who does not complain about things they are asked to do or about games that they lose:
Oh, Douglas - be a (good) sport and give me a lift to the station.
See also
spoilsport informal disapproving
 
[ C ] Australian English
a friendly way of talking to a man or boy:
[ as form of address ] Hello sport - how are you?
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sport
verb [ T ]

to wear or be decorated with something:
Back in the 1960s he sported platform heels and hair down past his shoulders.
The front of the car sported a German flag.
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(Definition of sport from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
sport | INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH
sport
noun

sport noun (GAME)
 
[ C/U ]
a game, competition, or similar activity, done for enjoyment or as a job, that takes physical effort and skill and is played or done by following particular rules:
[ C ] Football, baseball, and basketball are all team sports.
[ U ] Do you hunt for sport or in order to eat?
sport noun (PERSON)
 
[ C ] infml
a person who has a good attitude about playing a game or having to do something:
He was a very bad sport when he lost a game.
Be a sport and take your little sister to the movies with you.
 
sport
verb [ T ]
US  /sp;rt, spo;rt/
sport verb [T] (WEAR)
 
to wear or be decorated with something:
Back in the 1960s he sported bellbottoms and long hair.

(Definition of sport from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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