Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - sport
Sport
sport
n. & v. --n. 1 a a game or competitive activity, esp. an outdoor one involving physical exertion, e.g. cricket, football, racing, hunting. b such activities collectively (the world of sport). 2 (in pl.) Brit. a a meeting for competing in sports, esp. athletics (school sports). b athletics. 3 amusement, diversion, fun. 4 colloq. a a fair or generous person. b a person behaving in a specified way, esp. regarding games, rules, etc. (a bad sport at tennis). c Austral. a form of address, esp. between males. d US a playboy. 5 Biol. an animal or plant deviating suddenly or strikingly from the normal type. 6 a plaything or butt (was the sport of Fortune). --v. 1 intr. divert oneself, take part in a pastime. 2 tr. wear, exhibit, or produce, esp. ostentatiously (sported a gold tie-pin). 3 intr. Biol. become or produce a sport. Phrases and idioms have good sport be successful in shooting, fishing, etc. in sport jestingly. make sport of make fun of, ridicule. the sport of kings horse-racing (less often war, hunting, or surfing). sports car an open, low-built fast car. sports coat (or jacket) a man's jacket for informal wear. sports writer a person who writes (esp. as a journalist) on sports. Derivatives sporter n. Etymology: ME f. DISPORT
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English, to divert, di~, short for di~en Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to amuse oneself ; frolic , to engage in a ~, 2. to mock or ridicule something, to speak or act in jest ; trifle, to deviate or vary abruptly from type (as by bud variation) ; mutate, transitive verb to display or wear usually ostentatiously ; boast , to put forth as a ~ or bud variation, II. noun Date: 15th century 1. a source of diversion ; recreation, sexual play, c. physical activity engaged in for pleasure, a particular activity (as an athletic game) so engaged in, 2. pleasantry, jest, often mean-spirited jesting ; mockery, derision, 3. something tossed or driven about in or as if in play, laughingstock, 4. ~sman, a person considered with respect to living up to the ideals of ~smanship , a companionable person, an individual exhibiting a sudden deviation from type beyond the normal limits of individual variation usually as a result of mutation especially of somatic tissue, see: fun III. adjective or ~s Date: 1582 of, relating to, or suitable for ~s ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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