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sport


Definition: Meaning of, sport in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / spɔːt /

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sport sports
  1. games [countable] a physical activity in which people compete against each other
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  2. games [uncountable] British English sports in general
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  3. hunting [countable] an activity that people do in the countryside, especially hunting or fishing
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  4. helpful person [countable usually singular] also good sport old-fashioned a helpful cheerful person who lets you enjoy yourself
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  5. a good sport someone who does not get angry when they lose at a game or sport
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  6. a bad/poor sport someone who gets angry very easily when they lose at a game or sport
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  7. man/boy spoken Australian English used when speaking to someone, especially a man, in a friendly way
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  8. man/boy spoken American English old-fashioned used when speaking to a boy in a friendly way
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  9. fun [uncountable] old-fashioned fun or amusement
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  10. make sport of somebody old-fashioned to joke about someone in a way that makes them seem stupid
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
sport sported sported
Present Participle Third Person Singular
sporting sports
  1. be sporting something to be wearing something or have something on your body and show it to people in a proud way
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  2. [intransitive] literary to play together happily
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sport used in phrases

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport
    1. a British government department, formerly called the Department of National Heritage, which is responsible for supporting the arts, tourism, sport etc, and for making rules about newspapers and broadcasting in the UK
  • Sport First
    1. a British newspaper, first published in 1998, which gives news only about sport.
  • Sunday Sport, The
    1. a British TABLOID newspaper sold every Sunday which has almost no serious news stories but has many stories about sex and SCANDAL (= immoral or shocking events involving famous people)
  • blood sport (noun)
    1. a sport that involves the killing of animals
  • contact sport (noun)
    1. a sport such as AMERICAN FOOTBALL, RUGBY etc in which players have physical contact with each other
  • equestrian sport (noun)
    1. a sport that tests horsemanship
  • field sport (noun)
    1. a sport that is played outdoors
  • outdoor sport (noun)
    1. a sport that is played outdoors
  • spectator sport (noun)
    1. a sport that people go and watch
    2. something that you watch rather than take part in - usually used humorously
  • sport car (noun)
    1. a small low car with a high-powered engine; usually seats two persons
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no fault automobile insurance
Pronunciation: nəʊ fɔːlt;fɒlt ˈɔːtəməbiːl ɪnˈʃʊər(ə)ns
Parts of Speech: noun
a system of automobile insurance where a party who is injured in an automobile accident recovers damages up to a specific amount against his own insurance company regardless of who was responsible for the accident
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