sport

1 noun

1 GAMES

a) (C) a physical activity in which people compete against each other: My favourite sports are tennis and swimming. | I was never any good at sports when I was young. | spectator sport (=one which is watched by large groups of people): Football is one of the most popular spectator sports.

b) (U) BrE sports in general: Here's news about today's sport. | Why is there so much sport on TV?

2 HUNTING (C) a country outdoor activity such as hunting or fishing: blood sports (=sports that involve killing animals)

3 sports (plural) BrE an occasion when people compete in running, jumping, throwing etc: school/county sports: The school sports are usually held in July.

4 HELPFUL PERSON also good sport old-fashioned a helpful cheerful person who lets you enjoy yourself and never complains when there is trouble: His Mum will let us have a party. She's a good sport. | be a sport (=used when asking someone to help you): Be a sport and lend me your bike.

5 MAN/BOY spoken

a) AustrE a friendly way of addressing someone, especially a man

b) AmE old-fashioned a friendly way of addressing a young boy

6 FUN (U) old use fun or amusement

7 make sport of old-use to joke about someone in a way that makes them seem stupid

8 PLANT/ANIMAL (C) technical a plant or animal that is different in an important way from its usual type

9 the sport of kings horse racing

—see also: field sports, winter sports, water sports 2 verb

1 be sporting sth to be wearing or showing something publicly, especially in a proud way: Eric was sporting a new camel-hair coat.

2 (I) literary to play together happily: dolphins sporting amidst the waves