sport
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,771 of 86,757 words measured. It occurs 48,242 times across 426,181 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition also: athletics
- the occupation of athletes who compete for pay
- (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine also: summercater
- a person known for the way she (or he) behaves when teased or defeated or subjected to trying circumstances a good sporta poor sport
- someone who engages in sports also: sportsman, sportswoman
- (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration also: mutant, mutation, variation
verb
- wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner also: feature, boast she was sporting a new hat
sport in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The sport of steamship-hunting is the finest I ever enjoyed.
Harper's Round Table, May 28, 1895 · Various · Chapter 1
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No hurry; we know the way, and we want to have some sport first.
The Louisa Alcott Reader · Louisa May Alcott · Chapter 1
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But in addition to being mad on every form of sport he was—without being clever—exceedingly intelligent.
The Valley of the Shadow · H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeile · Chapter 1
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Was it not to do something if one spent one’s money on horses and sport and dress and bridge?
Lady Penelope · Morley Roberts · Chapter 1
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The stations chosen by fish for feeding are those which are likely to afford them good sport in catching flies, viz. 1.
Maxims and Hints on Angling, Chess, Shooting, and Other Matters · Richard Penn · Chapter 1