[sport] vb [ME, to divert, disport, short for disporten] vi (15c) 1 a: to amuse oneself: frolic "lambs ~ing in the meadow" b: to engage in a sport
2. a: to mock or ridicule something b: to speak or act in jest: trifle 3 [
[2]sport]: to deviate or vary abruptly from type (as by bud variation): mutate ~ vt 1: to display or wear usu. ostentatiously: boast
2. [
[2]sport]: to put forth as a sport or bud variation
[2]sport n (15c) 1 a: a source of diversion: recreation b: sexual play c (1): physical activity engaged in for pleasure (2): a particular activity (as an athletic game) so engaged in
2. a: pleasantry, jest b: often mean-spirited jesting: mockery, derision 3 a: something tossed or driven about in or as if in play b: laughingstock
4. a: sportsman b: a person considered with respect to living up to the ideals of sportsmanship "a good ~" "a poor ~" c: a companionable person
5: an individual exhibiting a sudden deviation from type beyond the normal limits of individual variation usu. as a result of mutation esp. of somatic tissue syn see fun [3]sport or sports adj (1582): of, relating to, or suitable for sports; esp: styled in a manner suitable for casual or informal wear "~ coats"