sportswear
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- noun
- /ˈspɔrtsˌwɛr/
:
ropa deportiva
- The store offers a variety of sportswear designed for both men and women.
- American sportswear
But I like them and I have now tried their sportswear.
- But I like them and I have now tried their sportswear.
- Bro of three counts for threatening to publicly accuse the sportswear company of illicitly paying amateur basketball players unless Nike paid him, right?
- Dynamic sportswear, like American brands use that a lot.
Examples
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At the same time, off-the-rack casual and sportswear are so popular and so prevalent that all an artist needs is a stylist to pull their look together.
Academic text (2006) -
So that whole French sportswear thing, I love that.
Blog text (11) -
We rode up to the sportswear section on the second floor.
Fiction book (1997) -
The company might make some of the best sportswear on the planet and strive to do good around the world.
Blog text (12) -
Mr. Reynolds and I agree that an obvious opportunity overlooked is the sportswear market.
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Sweaty Betty is one of my favorite like sportswear companies.
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Yes, I'm a sportswear designer for Selco here in New York.
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I manufacture women's sportswear.
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And the sportswear—blouses and tops mostly—had price tags that made Clara wonder if she were reading them correctly.
Fiction book (1993) -
She prefers to wear comfortable sportswear when she goes for a morning jog.
Synonyms
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A set of loose, comfortable clothes with a jacket and pants for exercise
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Clothes people wear for sports or exercise and often for comfort
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Clothes made for exercise and sport often worn for comfort
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A set of clothes worn for exercise class, usually a shirt and shorts
A set of loose, comfortable clothes worn for exercise
How Sporty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sportswear combines sport ('play' or 'game') and wear ('clothes'), so it literally means clothes made for playing or exercise. That's why sportswear refers to clothing designed for sports or casual physical activity.