sports

/spɔːts/ · noun

Meaning

Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.
Something done for fun, regardless of its design or intended purpose.
A person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship.
Somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirably good-natured manner, e.g. to being teased or to losing a game; a good sport.
That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement.
Mockery, making fun; derision.
To amuse oneself, to play.
To mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with.
To display; to have as a notable feature.
To divert; to amuse; to make merry.
To represent by any kind of play.
To practise the diversions of the field or the turf; to be given to betting, as upon races.
To participate in sports; typically used by a person with little interest in the subject to derisively elide details of the activity in question.

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