sport
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5.8
- noun
- /spɔrt/
- This campaign is great sport for them.
- make sport of
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Watch on YouTubeGive it to you and say have that in sport.
- Give it to you and say have that in sport.
- However, relationships with narcissistic folks are double standard laden blood sport for them.
- And yesterday I opened a a cookie and it said slaying the dragon of Delay is no sport for the long winded.
- Just when you think the Trump administration can't get any more incompetent, they face plant the entire global economy for sport.
Examples
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"The people of Mainz were indulging in a bit of sport."
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That's like a sport to them, watching other people play a video game.
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Oh yeah, this fishing for sport, fishing for sport.
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You are making sport of me, Valerian, and I don't think that is very nice.
Fiction book (1991) -
When I found him, he was in the Everglades, wrestling an alligator for sport.
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They'd fought before; he and Ben tussled rather, always more out of sport than anger.
Fiction book (1995) -
" Some kids from around here, he'd explained, have made it a sport to harass migrant workers.
Fiction book (2001) -
Don't take his comments seriously; he was just making sport of you.
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At the party, everyone enjoyed making sport of the funny things that happened during the week.
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She often makes sport of her friend's clumsy habits, but they both laugh about it.
Synonyms
448
3.9
Teasing in a playful way that is not serious
135
4.1
Something people treat as not serious or important
42
4.1
An activity for fun that should not be taken personally
22
2.3
Making fun of someone, often playfully but sometimes hurtfully
20
1.7
Light, joking words said to make people laugh
1
4.6
A short teasing remark that makes someone laugh without hurting them
Compounds
3
1.9
An activity done outside that uses the body and has rules, like hiking or football
- US
2
3.2
A lightweight jacket people wear with casual or smart clothes, often patterned
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4.0
A sport that needs the body to work hard for a long time like running or cycling
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4.8
A sport where people ride horses and show riding skill, for example jumping or dressage
How Playful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sport used for teasing or light joking comes from the same idea of 'play', so if something is said 'in sport' it is said 'in play' and not meant to hurt.