sport
noun
1. the occupation of athletes who compete for pay
2. an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
Synonym: athletics
3. verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
e.g. he became a figure of fun
he said it in sport
Synonym: funplay
4. (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
Synonym: mutantmutationvariation
5. someone who engages in sports
Synonym: sportsmansportswoman
6. a person known for the way she (or he) behaves when teased or defeated or subjected to trying circumstances
e.g. a good sport
a poor sport
7. (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine
Synonym: summercater
verb
1. play boisterously
e.g. The children frolicked in the garden
the gamboling lambs in the meadows
The toddlers romped in the playroom
Synonym: froliclarkrollickskylarkdisportcavortgambolfriskromprun aroundlark about
2. wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner
e.g. she was sporting a new hat
Synonym: featureboast