Word Finder - sport

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Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.

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Something done for fun, regardless of its design or intended purpose.

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Joe was banned from getting legal help. He seemed to view lawsuits as a sport.

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A person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship.

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Jen may have won, but she was sure a poor sport; she laughed at the loser.

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Somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirably good-natured manner, e.g. to being teased or to losing a game; a good sport.

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You're such a sport! You never get upset when we tease you.

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That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement.

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Mockery, making fun; derision.

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A toy; a plaything; an object of mockery.

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Gaming for money as in racing, hunting, fishing.

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A plant or an animal, or part of a plant or animal, which has some peculiarity not usually seen in the species; an abnormal variety or growth. The term encompasses both mutants and organisms with non-genetic developmental abnormalities such as birth defects.

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A sportsman; a gambler.

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One who consorts with disreputable people, including prostitutes.

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An amorous dalliance.

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Charlie and Lisa enjoyed a bit of sport after their hike.

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(usually singular) A friend or acquaintance (chiefly used when speaking to the friend in question)

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Play; idle jingle.

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To amuse oneself, to play.

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children sporting on the green

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To mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with.

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Jen sports with Bill's emotions.

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To display; to have as a notable feature.

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Jen's sporting a new pair of shoes;  he was sporting a new wound from the combat

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To divert; to amuse; to make merry.

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To represent by any kind of play.

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To practise the diversions of the field or the turf; to be given to betting, as upon races.

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To assume suddenly a new and different character from the rest of the plant or from the type of the species; said of a bud, shoot, plant, or animal.

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To close (a door).

You be there to show her what a good sport you are.

There remained a second rope, various books on the sport of ice climbing and a few pitons.

One popular online fantasy sport is hockey.

At Bankside were the Bear and the Paris Gardens, used for the popular sport of bear and bull baiting; and the Globe theatre, the scene of the production of many of Shakespeare's plays for fifteen years after its erection in 1599.

Unfortunately, 'No Trespassing' is a more familiar sign to this sport, than this one.

They say ice climbing is a dangerous sport, so remember you all, be careful out there, you hear?

In New Zealand and Australia rabbits, introduced either for profit or sport, have increased to such an extent as to form one of the most serious pests that the farmers have to contend against, as the climate and soil suit them perfectly and their natural enemies are too few and too lowly organized to keep them within reasonable bounds.

Of late years sport has taken a prominent part in Belgian life.

The Stockholm General Skating Club (Almdnna Skridskoklubb) is the leading institution for the most favoured winter sport.

The national sport of bull-fighting is conducted as humanely as possible, for the Portuguese are lovers of animals.

He never seems to have been addicted to any manly sport, and took little exercise.

The salmon fishing both provides sport and is a source of commercial wealth.

His health was the one subject to which he gave unremitting attention, and his fine constitution and devotion to all kinds of sport and physical exercise kept off the effects of uncontrolled debauchery for thirty years.

They were important sources of food-supply to the natives, and are hunted by the colonists, both for sport and on account of the damage they do in consuming grass required for cattle and sheep. A few species are found in New Guinea, and the adjacent islands, which belong, in the zoological sense, to the Australian province, beyond the bounds of which none occurs.

The principal clubs are the County and the Southern in South Mall, and the City in Grand Parade; while for sport there are the Cork Golf Club, Little Island, three rowing clubs, and the Royal Munster and Royal Cork Yacht clubs, the latter located at Queenstown.

The English freshwater fisheries are not of great commercial importance, nor, from the point of view of sport, are the salmon and trout fisheries as a whole of equal importance with Fresh- those of Scotland, Ireland or Wales.

His A Few Words on Horse-racing, a sport which he did so much to introduce and ennoble, appeared in 1839.

The climate is in winter inclement in the higher elevations, and, as the snow lies deep until the spring, the range is largely frequented by devotees of winter sport, ski, toboganning, &c. In summer the air is bracing, and many climatic health resorts have sprung into existence, among which may be mentioned Kipsdorf, Barenfels and Oberwiesenthal.

There's good sport there if the water be not too high.

The seating situation on a sport bike resembles that of the English saddle style of racing horses, with the feet towards the back, the hands low and the spine arched forward.

In India these animals are hunted with foxhounds or greyhounds, and from their cunning and pluck afford excellent sport.

If human understanding cannot fully solve the infinite problem of the universe, man may at least see that at no stage of his finite experience is he necessarily the sport of chance, and that he can practically secure his own wellbeing.

Those who seemed to govern were usually the sport of chance, often the victims of their colleagues.

Castleconnell is so intimately connected with this sport that it has given its name to a favourite pattern of fly-rod, in which a movable splice takes the place of the usual metal joint.

Thus was created a major climbing facility and, in the process, an additional invitation for winter tourists, earning the small town a reputation as a growing Mecca for this exciting and perilous sport.

As technique and equipment advanced, more and more enthusiasts took up the enterprise as a sport.

The sport is called ice climbing—getting back up is the challenge.

His knowledge of the sport was acquired gradually, enjoyably and largely informally in the course of an active life.

Once the flies start hatching, the fish respond by surface feeding, then dry fly fishing becomes the epitome of sport for most anglers.

Cashmore's work provides a useful introductory overview as he integrates numerous perspectives in an attempt to make sense of sport.

The more lean your body becomes the more likely you'll be able to sport defined abs.

Maybe there should be a WARNING expressed here that rowing is a strangely addictive sport for many who take it up.

The training intensity is higher than in sport zones 1 and 2, but still mainly aerobic.

Young players from the outset should be coached to be problem solvers and thus more mentally agile for success in the sport.

As this book will hopefully show, motor sport develops fast and people's allegiance to Oulton Park sticks.

As there were no facilities for ice sport, only Alpine and nordic events were held.

These two matches were models of how squash should be played, and all four players are wonderful ambassadresses for their sport.

You are a world-class athlete playing the toughest sport ever devised.

The best known exponent of tennis was Henry VIII who, as a young man, was extremely athletic and passionate about sport.

The successful applicant will need to possess a confident telephone manner and will undoubtedly display an enthusiasm for sport and recreational aviation.

Among the national newspapers in the UK today only the Star and the Sport don't have a solid backbone of serious news.

Their staff all play at least one racket sport, they even have two county badminton players.

Field sport campaigners claim Labor MPs pressing for a total hunting ban are acting out of class hatred rather than concern for animals.

John will work across all five Olympic boroughs, developing partnerships between health and sport to drive health improvements across North East London.

In addition we create formats for sport and game shows, shoot commercials and produce high quality webcasts for global audiences.

Victory Games Sports Crosswords From Victory Games, free samples of sport themed crossword puzzles to solve online.

The commitment required to prevent the sport becoming a drudge is very high.

Step into Sport is an exciting initiative, which encourages more young people to become involved in sport in their local communities.

Ask yourself about the range at which attacks commonly take place, and at what range are the majority of sport karate techniques practiced?

The ultimate sport for thrill seekers, this elemental sport has stolen the watersports limelight.