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Word: Sport
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (in the sense ‘pastime, entertainment’): shortening of disport
spɔːt
an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment
Short Definition:activity in which individual or team competes against another
Examples:- team sports such as soccer and rugby
- I used to play a lot of sport
- a sports centre
a person who behaves in a good or specified way in response to teasing, defeat, or a similarly trying situation
Short Definition:person who behaves in good or specified way in response to
Examples:- go on, be a sport!
- Angela's a bad sport
an animal or plant showing abnormal or striking variation from the parent type, especially in form or colour, as a result of spontaneous mutation.
Short Definition:animal or plant showing abnormal or striking variation from parent type as result of spontaneous mutation
Word: Sport
Speech Type: Verb
spɔːt
wear or display (a distinctive item)
Short Definition:wear or display
Examples:- he was sporting a huge handlebar moustache
play in a lively, energetic way
Short Definition:play in lively, energetic way
Examples:- the children sported in the water
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