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verb Sport v. t. 1.To divert; to amuse; to make merry; used with the reciprocal pronoun. "Against whom do ye sport yourselves?" 2.To represent by any kind of play. "Now sporting on thy lyre the loves of youth." 3.To exhibit, or bring out, in public; to use or wear; as, to sport a new equipage. (Colloq.) 4.To give utterance to in a sportive manner; to throw out in an easy and copious manner; with off; as, to sport off epigrams. (R.) To sport one's oak. See under Oak, n.
Sport v. i. (past & past part. sported; pres. part. sporting) 1.To play; to frolic; to wanton. "(Fish), sporting with quick glance, Show to the sun their waved coats dropt with gold." 2.To practice the diversions of the field or the turf; to be given to betting, as upon races. 3.To trifle. "He sports with his own life." 4.(Bot. & Zool.) To assume suddenly a new and different character from the rest of the plant or from the type of the species; said of a bud, shoot, plant, or animal. See Sport, n., 6. Synonyms: To play; frolic; game; wanton.
adjective Sporting adj. Of, pertaining to, or engaging in, sport or sports; exhibiting the character or conduct of one who, or that which, sports. Sporting book, a book containing a record of bets, gambling operations, and the like. Sporting house, a house frequented by sportsmen, gamblers, and the like. Sporting man, one who practices field sports; also, a horse racer, a pugilist, a gambler, or the like. Sporting plant (Bot.), a plant in which a single bud or offset suddenly assumes a new, and sometimes very different, character from that of the rest of the plant.
Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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