SPORT

  1. (acronym) .  trategic Partnership On REACH Testing.
  2. Adjective.  suitable for use in athletic activities.
  3. Noun.  (countable) Any athletic activity that uses physical skills, often competitive.
  4. Noun.  (countable) A person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship.
  5. Noun.  (countable) Somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirable manner, a good sport.
  6. Noun.  (countable) A toy; a plaything; an object of mockery.
  7. Noun.  (uncountable) Gaming for money as in racing, hunting, fishing.
  8. Noun.  (context, biology) 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.
  9. Noun.  (slang, countable) A sportsman; a gambler, one who consorts with less than reputable people, including prostitutes.
  10. Noun.  (obsolete, uncountable) An amorous dalliance.
  11. Verb.  (intransitive) to amuse oneself, to play.
  12. Verb.  (intransitive) to mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with.
  13. Verb.  (transitive) to display (something) with pride, to have (something) as an often unique feature.
  14. Verb.  (transitive) to bear a mark or wound with embarrassment.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.