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