Sports
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /spɔːts/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sports is a noun meaning plural of sport.
Meaning
plural of sport.
More Meanings
- Synonym of sport (“the class of physical activies; athletics”).
- third-person singular simple present indicative of sport
- To participate in sports; typically used by a person with little interest in the subject to derisively elide details of the activity in question.
Example Sentences
But I have a feeling that in many senses the American consumer is getting over-sportsed.
And so sports they did! They put on their very own athletic shorts and jerseys and headed down to the field. There, they met other people similarly attired, who also desired to sports with them. And so they sportsed.
Word Forms
- sportses
- sportsing
- sportsed
Synonyms for sports
Depending on context, synonyms include sport.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sportsman, athletics, run around, play, cavort, disport.
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