SPORT
What does "SPORT" mean?
An activity involving physical exertion and skill, often competitive and governed by rules.
Meanings
- A physical, usually competitive, game or pastime such as football, tennis, or swimming. Cricket is the most popular sport in much of South Asia.
- A person who behaves fairly and gracefully, especially in defeat. Be a good sport and let your little brother win once. informal
- To wear or display proudly. He arrived sporting a bright orange tie and a grin. informal
- An organism showing a sudden spontaneous genetic mutation differing from the parent. The seedless variety began as a chance sport on one branch. technical
Did you know?
- The word 'sport' originally meant pleasant diversion of any kind, not athletics: it is a clipped form of 'disport', from Old French for 'to carry oneself away' from work and worry.
Word origin
A shortened form of Middle English 'disport', meaning diversion or amusement, from Old French 'desporter', literally 'to carry away' (from cares).
Remember it
SPORT is a PORT with an S - the harbor your weekend energy sails out of.
A little poem
Whistle. The crowd leans into one held breath.
A body becomes a question the field must answer-
and the answer, win or lose, is joy.
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Wordplay
- I asked the seedless grape how its career in athletics was going. It said it was just a sport - in every sense.
What it teaches
How you lose reveals more character than how you win; everyone watches the good sport long after the score.
Quick facts
What does SPORT mean?
An activity involving physical exertion and skill, often competitive and governed by rules.
Is SPORT a valid word?
Yes — SPORT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SPORT?
SPORT has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SPORT come from?
A shortened form of Middle English 'disport', meaning diversion or amusement, from Old French 'desporter', literally 'to carry away' (from cares).
What can SPORT teach us?
How you lose reveals more character than how you win; everyone watches the good sport long after the score.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.