sports

Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.

Something done for fun, regardless of its design or intended purpose.

“Joe was banned from getting legal help. He seemed to view lawsuits as a sport.”

A person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship.

“Jen may have won, but she was sure a poor sport; she laughed at the loser.”

Somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirably good-natured manner, e.g. to being teased or to losing a game; a good sport.

“You're such a sport! You never get upset when we tease you.”

That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement.

Mockery, making fun; derision.

A toy; a plaything; an object of mockery.

Gaming for money as in racing, hunting, fishing.

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.

A sportsman; a gambler.

One who consorts with disreputable people, including prostitutes.

An amorous dalliance.

“Charlie and Lisa enjoyed a bit of sport after their hike.”

(usually singular) A friend or acquaintance (chiefly used when speaking to the friend in question)

Play; idle jingle.

To amuse oneself, to play.

“children sporting on the green”

To mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with.

“Jen sports with Bill's emotions.”

To display; to have as a notable feature.

“Jen's sporting a new pair of shoes;  he was sporting a new wound from the combat”

To divert; to amuse; to make merry.

To represent by any kind of play.

To practise the diversions of the field or the turf; to be given to betting, as upon races.

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.

To close (a door).

To participate in sports; typically used by a person with little interest in the subject to derisively elide details of the activity in question.