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Meaning of sport

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  sport
      n 1: an active diversion requiring physical exertion and
           competition [syn: {sport}, {athletics}]
      2: the occupation of athletes who compete for pay
      3: (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine [syn:
         {sport}, {summercater}]
      4: a person known for the way she (or he) behaves when teased or
         defeated or subjected to trying circumstances; "a good
         sport"; "a poor sport"
      5: someone who engages in sports [syn: {sport}, {sportsman},
         {sportswoman}]
      6: (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from
         chromosomal alteration [syn: {mutant}, {mutation},
         {variation}, {sport}]
      7: verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to
         be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it
         in sport" [syn: {fun}, {play}, {sport}]
      v 1: wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she
           was sporting a new hat" [syn: {sport}, {feature}, {boast}]
      2: play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden";
         "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in
         the playroom" [syn: {frolic}, {lark}, {rollick}, {skylark},
         {disport}, {sport}, {cavort}, {gambol}, {frisk}, {romp}, {run
         around}, {lark about}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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