1. (

• sport ,
• athletics

) an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition ;

2. (

• sport ,

) the occupation of athletes who compete for pay ;

3. (

• sport ,
• summercater

) (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine ;

4. (

• sport ,

) a person known for the way she (or he) behaves when teased or defeated or subjected to trying circumstances; "a good sport"; "a poor sport" ;

5. (

• sport ,
• sportsman ,
• sportswoman

) someone who engages in sports ;

6. (

• mutant ,
• mutation ,
• variation ,
• sport ,

) (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration ;

7. (

• fun ,
• play ,
• sport

) verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport" ;

1. (

• sport ,
• feature ,
• boast

) wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat" ;

2. (

• frolic ,
• lark ,
• rollick ,
• skylark ,
• disport ,
• sport ,
• cavort ,
• gambol ,
• frisk ,
• romp ,
• run_around ,
• lark_about

) play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" ;