sport

I UK [spɔː(r)t] / US [spɔrt] noun
Word forms "sport":
singular sport plural sports
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1) [countable] an activity in which players or teams compete against each other, usually an activity that involves physical effort

Bob's sport is tennis.

Football is a popular women's sport in the US.

team sport:

My favourite team sport is rugby.

a) [uncountable] British sports in general

The school is keen to involve more young people in sport.

b) sports

[only before noun] relating to sports, or involved in sports

the newspaper's sports section

a sports team

sports fans/writers

c) sports

[plural] British an event held by a school or club at which there are games and competitions in which you run, jump, throw things etc

the school sports day

2) [countable] informal someone who always behaves in a reasonable way and is always willing to help

Andy was a real sport and agreed to play for the other team.

a good sport:

Thanks, Shelly – you're always such a good sport.

3) [countable] American and Australian informal used for talking in a friendly way to a boy or man

Hey sport, how are you?

4) [uncountable] old-fashioned jokes, or things that you do for fun

in sport:

It was done in sport, but it hurt some feelings nonetheless.

5) [countable] science a plant or animal that is different in a noticeable way from other plants or animals of the same type

II UK [spɔː(r)t] / US [spɔrt] verb
Word forms "sport":
present tense I/you/we/they sport he/she/it sports present participle sporting past tense sported past participle sported

1)

a) [transitive] to wear something, often in a way that shows you want people to notice it

He's sporting a T-shirt and baseball cap like every other 17-year-old.

b) used about things other than clothes, for example expressions

The boys all sported cheeky smiles.

2) [intransitive] old-fashioned to play happily