sport

Definition von sport im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: to mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with; Any athletic activity that uses physical skills, often competitive; A sportsman; a gambler, one who consorts with less than reputable people, including prostitutes; to amuse oneself, to play; A person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship; A plant or an animal, or part of a plant or animal, which has some peculiarity not usually seen in the species; an abnormal variety or growth. The term encompasses both mutants and organisms with non-genetic developmental abnormalities such as birth defects; suitable for use in athletic activities; A toy; a plaything; an object of mockery; Somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirable manner, a good sport; to bear a mark or wound with embarrassment; Gaming for money as in racing, hunting, fishing; An amorous dalliance; to wear (something) with pride; {n} diversion, pastime, jest, game, gingle; {v} to play, make merry, divert, trifle, game; To divert; to amuse; to make merry; used with the reciprocal pronoun; play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"; To trifle; an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition the occupation of athletes who compete for pay (Maine colloquial) temporary summer resident of inland Maine someone who engages in sports wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat; verbal wit (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun"; Mock; mockery; contemptuous mirth; derision; A change which sometimes occurs in an established cultivar This may involve growth characteristics or mopre usefully a change in colour; A spontaneous mutation in growth habit or flower character (such as color or doubleness) that occurs on an established variety; it is most often seen as a branch that differs noticeably from its parent plant Plants propagated from the sport reproduce it as a distinct new variety Typical of a growth sport is a climbing form of a bush variety An example of a color sport is 'Chicago Peace', with blossoms in a blend of pink and orange-yellow; it was found on a plant of 'Peace', which normally bears light yellow and pink flowers; Sports are games such as football and basketball and other competitive leisure activities which need physical effort and skill. I'd say football is my favourite sport She excels at sport Billy turned on a radio to get the sports news; See Sporting plant, under Sporting; That with which one plays, or which is driven about in play; a toy; a plaything; an object of mockery; {i} game, athletic competition (especially one held outside); athletic activities collectively; recreation; jest; mockery; fair or sportsmanlike person (Informal); one known for the manner in which he follows rules and gets along with others (Informal); A sportsman; a gambler; (Maine colloquial) temporary summer resident of inland Maine; Play; idle jingle; Soldier Portable-System Repair Tool; To play; to frolic; to wanton; Diversion of the field, as fowling, hunting, fishing, racing, games, and the like, esp; That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement; the NORBA race catagory between beginner and expert; an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition; approval If you say that someone is a sport or a good sport, you mean that they cope with a difficult situation or teasing in a cheerful way. He was accused of having no sense of humor, of not being a good sport; To represent by any knd of play; A variation or mutation that occurs within the plant and differs from the rest of the plant; A plant or an animal, or part of a plant or animal, which has some peculiarity not usually seen in the species; an abnormal variety or growth; A sport is a mutation (genetic change), naturally occurring or induced to arise from a bud It differs from the parent plant and can be vegetatively propagated to give rise to a new cultivar; the occupation of athletes who compete for pay; A naturally occurring, spontaneous genetic change in a plant; 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; – an individual arising from the result of mutation or chimeral rearrangement that is genotypically or phenotypically different from the original individual; (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration; someone who engages in sports; To practice the diversions of the field or the turf; to be given to betting, as upon races; when money is staked; To give utterance to in a sportive manner; to throw out in an easy and copious manner; with off; as, to sport off epigrams; To exhibit, or bring out, in public; to use or wear; as, to sport a new equipage; (mutation) Natural or induced genetic change, often exhibited as a variegated shoot or flower from the parent plant Sports can be vegetatively propagated to give rise to new cultivars; See Sport, n; wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat"; {f} frolic, play; engage in sports; ridicule; trifle, joke, tease; show off, display ostentatiously; A phenomenon whereby a spontaneous mutation occurs within an otherwise stable plant variety It is caused by a genetic mutation and not as a result of cross pollination
sport jacket: A tailored jacket that is not part of a suit; especially one of a sturdy fabric originally designed for outdoor sports
sport stacking: A sport in which competitors stack cups as quickly as possible
sport utility vehicle: A passenger vehicle which combines the towing capacity of a pickup truck with the passenger-carrying space of a minivan or station wagon together with on- or off-road ability
sport utility vehicles: plural form of sport utility vehicle
Sport First: a British newspaper, first published in 1998, which gives news only about sport
sport club: association within which sports activities take place
sport coat: lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school
sport coat: a sports jacket
sport facility: site which has sports equipment
sport fish: game fish: any fish providing sport for the angler
sport fish: A fish prized for the sport involved in catching it. Also called game fish
sport jacket: a sports jacket
sport kite: a maneuverable kite controlled by two lines and flown with both hands
sport one's oak: make it appear that one is not at home by locking the outer door (from British student life)
sport shirt: a sports shirt
sport shirt: polo shirt: a shirt with short sleeves designed for comfort and casual wear
sport utility: a high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck chassis
sport utility vehicle: A sport utility vehicle is a powerful vehicle with four-wheel drive that can be driven over rough ground. The abbreviation SUV is often used
sport-elegant: type of clothes which are partially elegant, type of fashion which is both sporty and elegant
sport-utility vehicle: an SUV
spectator sport: A sporting activity which has a relatively high ratio of watchers to direct participants
Today harness racing is a $430 million-a-year business, the fastest-growing spectator sport in the U.S.
spectator sport: An activity which consists of watching or observing
Rubbernecking is only a spectator sport.
spectator sport: Something, especially a process or activity, which is a popular object of observation; an activity which a person prefers to watch rather than to participate in
The singer Britney Spears, whose descent into a personal abyss has become a ghoulish worldwide spectator sport, yesterday left a Los Angeles hospital.
spoil-sport: An alternative form for spoilsport
spectator sport: a sport that many people find entertaining to watch
spectator sport: A spectator sport is a sport that is interesting and entertaining to watch. The most popular spectator sport is football
air sport: Any recreational activity performed in flight or freefall through the atmosphere
ask me one on sport: a sarcastic reply given when a person does not know the correct answer
blood sport: A sport involving the killing or the shedding of blood of animals
combat sport: A sport that involves man-to-man combat
contact sport: : An athletic contest which involves a significant amount of physical contact between the participating athletes
cue sport: A game played with a cue and balls, such as billiards
extreme sport: Any sport featuring speed, height, danger, a high level of physical exertion, highly specialized gear, or spectacular stunts
Base-jumping is called an extreme sport, but I think it should be called an insane sport.
flying sport: An activity involving aviation for recreation and competition. Flying sports include air racing, homebuilt aircraft, ultralight aviation, and hot-air ballooning
good sport: someone who exhibits polite behaviour even or especially when things go wrong
good sport: someone who can take a joke
individual sport: A sport which is practiced by two opposing individuals or one individual
old sport: A term of endearment used to a friend
'Why not let her alone, old sport?' remarked Gatsby. 'You're the one that wanted to come to town.'.
poor sport: someone who exhibits improper behaviour during a game, whether winning or losing
poor sport: someone who cannot take a joke
professional sport: Sport in which athletes receive payment for their performance
sporting: Exhibiting sportsmanship
Quite sporting of you to call that foul on yourself.
sporting: Pertaining to sports
He got a job in a sporting goods store.
team sport: A sport competed between two teams each with two or more players
team-sport: Attributive form of team sport, noun
wheelchair sport: An organized athletic activity engaged in by persons who require the assistance of a wheelchair
winter sport: Any sport, originally only played during the winter, that is played on ice or snow
Media and Sport Department for Culture: a British government department, formerly called the Department of National Heritage, which is responsible for supporting the arts, tourism, sport etc, and for making rules about newspapers and broadcasting in the UK
Ministry of Education Culture and Sport: government office responsible for education culture and sports
Sunday Sport: a British tabloid newspaper sold every Sunday which has almost no serious news stories but has many stories about sex and scandal (=immoral or shocking events involving famous people)
be a sport: be a nice guy, handle it in an easygoing manner
become the sport of fortune: become a victim of fate or circumstance
blood sport: Blood sports are sports such as hunting in which animals are killed. A sport involving bloodshed, such as cockfighting. a sport that involves the killing of animals
blood sport: sport that involves killing animals (especially hunting)
contact sport: a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players
contact sport: A sport, such as football, hockey, or boxing, that involves physical contact between players as part of normal play. a sport such as american football, rugby etc in which players have physical contact with each other
equestrian sport: a sport that tests horsemanship
field sport: Hunting, shooting birds, and fishing with a rod are referred to as field sports when they are done mainly for pleasure
good sport: one is who behaves in a gracious and sportsman-like manner
he is a sport: he is a good fellow; he behaves in a sportsmanlike manner
make sport of: make a joke at someone's expense, mock someone
minor sport: secondary sport, sport which is not of primary importance
outdoor sport: a sport that is played outdoors
poor sport: one who is not gracious or sportsman-like
say a thing in sport: say something in a joking manner, say something in jest
sported: past of sport
sporter: One who sports; a sportsman
sporting: Having a reasonable chance of success
sporting: present participle of sport
sporting: {s} of or pertaining to sports; involved or interested in sports; sportsmanlike; of or pertaining to gambling
sporting: involving risk or willingness to take a risk; "a sporting chance"; "sporting blood"
sporting: relating to or used in sports; "sporting events"; "sporting equipment
sporting: If you have a sporting chance of doing something, it is quite likely that you will do that thing. There was a sporting chance they would meet, but not necessarily at the party
sporting: Sporting means relating to sports or used for sports. major sporting events, such as Wimbledon and the World Cup finals. a huge sporting goods store
sporting: relating to or used in sports; "sporting events"; "sporting equipment"
sporting: Of pertaining to, or engaging in, sport or sporrts; exhibiting the character or conduct of one who, or that which, sports
sporting: involving risk or willingness to take a risk; "a sporting chance"; "sporting blood" relating to or used in sports; "sporting events"; "sporting equipment
sporting: marked by or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct"
sporting: preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance; "led a dissipated life"; "a betting man"; "a card-playing son of a bitch"; "a gambling fool"; "sporting gents and their ladies"
sports: plural of sport
sports: {i} athletic activities collectively
sports: extreme sports Pan American Sports Games sports and games sports medicine sports car racing
sports: bracket
team sport: a sport that involves competition between teams of players; "baseball is a team sport by golf is not
water sport: sports that involve bodies of water

sport

Türkische aussprache

spôrt

Synonyme

sports, action, amusement, athletics, ball, disport, diversion, exercise, frolic, fun, fun and games, gaiety, game, games, pastime

Antonyme

vocation, work, seriousness

Aussprache

/ˈspôrt/ /ˈspɔːrt/

Etymologie

[ spOrt, sport ] (verb.) 15th century. From Old French desport, variant of deport (“fun, amusement”), from Latin deportāre, present active infinitive of deportō.