to sport
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2.7
- verb
- /spɔrt/
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- On sunny days, the dog loves to sport in the garden, chasing after butterflies.
Is it, let's do sport for a minute.
- Is it, let's do sport for a minute.
Examples
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Mr. Parris-he discovered them sporting in the woods.
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Here, people have always loved to sport a badge proclaiming themselves self-made.
Fiction book (2001) -
This sweepstake has been inaugurated to provide a harmless sporting flutter for the domestic staff of Tottney Castle.
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A telescope reveals the planet's 3.7-diameter disk, which sports a distinctive blue-green hue.
Academic text (2005) -
In the center of it, a fuzzy blue blob sported a pencil-thin line of white-hot flame.
Fiction book (1999) -
The children love to sport around the playground during recess.
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They were sporting in the park, running and playing games all afternoon.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Take part in a game or sport for fun
217
1.1
To play and move quickly in different directions while making noise
31
6.5
Enjoy yourself a lot
12
7.7
To jump and move around in a playful, excited way
8
2.8
To run and play in a lively, energetic way
8
3.3
To play and move about happily
4
7.3
To play and move in a loud, happy way
3
4.4
To move in a happy, lively way, often by jumping or skipping
2
7.4
To play in a lively, carefree way
1
8.0
To run or jump playfully with a lot of energy
1
9.6
To enjoy yourself by behaving in a lively, playful way
1
8.1
To play and joke in a silly way and sometimes cause trouble
To play and run around in a lively carefree way
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- US
2
3.2
A lightweight jacket people wear with casual or smart clothes, often patterned
2
1.9
An activity done outside that uses the body and has rules, like hiking or football
1
4.0
A sport that needs the body to work hard for a long time like running or cycling
A sport where people ride horses and show riding skill, for example jumping or dressage
How Energetic
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb sport meaning to play or frolic comes from the same root for 'play', so when children or animals 'sport' they are happily playing and moving about.