ALL meanings of sports
sports
S s - noun sports jest; fun; mirth; pleasantry: What he said in sport was taken seriously. 1
- noun sports mockery; ridicule; derision: They made sport of him. 1
- noun sports an object of derision; laughingstock. 1
- noun sports something treated lightly or tossed about like a plaything. 1
- noun sports something or someone subject to the whims or vicissitudes of fate, circumstances, etc. 1
- noun sports a sportsman. 1
- noun sports Informal. a person who behaves in a sportsmanlike, fair, or admirable manner; an accommodating person: He was a sport and took his defeat well. 1
- noun sports Informal. a person who is interested in sports as an occasion for gambling; gambler. 1
- noun sports Informal. a flashy person; one who wears showy clothes, affects smart manners, pursues pleasurable pastimes, or the like; a bon vivant. 1
- noun sports Biology. an organism or part that shows an unusual or singular deviation from the normal or parent type; mutation. 1
- noun sports Obsolete. amorous dalliance. 1
- verb without object sports to amuse oneself with some pleasant pastime or recreation. 1
- verb without object sports to play, frolic, or gambol, as a child or an animal. 1
- verb without object sports to engage in some open-air or athletic pastime or sport. 1
- verb without object sports to trifle or treat lightly: to sport with another's emotions. 1
- verb without object sports to mock, scoff, or tease: to sport at suburban life. 1
- verb without object sports Botany. to mutate. 1
- verb with object sports to pass (time) in amusement or sport. 1
- verb with object sports to spend or squander lightly or recklessly (often followed by away). 1
- verb with object sports Informal. to wear, display, carry, etc., especially with ostentation; show off: to sport a new mink coat. 1
- verb with object sports Archaic. to amuse (especially oneself). 1
- idioms sports sport one's oak. oak (def 5). 1
- adjective sports of, relating to, or used in sports or a particular sport: sport fishing. 1
- adjective sports suitable for outdoor or informal wear: sport clothes. 1
- noun sports an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc. 1
- noun sports a particular form of this, especially in the out of doors. 1
- noun sports sports, (used with a singular verb) such athletic activities collectively: Sports is important in my life. 1
- noun sports diversion; recreation; pleasant pastime. 1
- noun sports relating to, concerned with, or used in sports 0
- noun sports relating to or similar to a sports car 0
- noun sports a meeting held at a school or college for competitions in various athletic events 0
- abbreviation SPORTS sport 0