an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

[ Syn: athletics ]

the occupation of athletes who compete for pay

(Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine

[ Syn: summercater ]

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'

someone who engages in sports

[ Syn: sportsman , sportswoman ]

(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration

[ Syn: mutant , mutation , variation ]

verbal wit or mockery (often at anothers expense but not to be taken seriously); he became a figure of fun; he said it in sport

[ Syn: fun , play ]

wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; she was sporting a new hat

[ Syn: feature , boast ]

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 , cavort , gambol , frisk , romp , run around , lark about ]