sport

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. recreation, athletics, sports; jesting, merriment, fun, diversion; mockery, ridicule; freak, mutant; gamester, gambler, spender; dandy, fop. See amusement, exertion, fashion.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [Entertainment]

Syn. diversion, recreation, play, amusement, merrymaking, jollification, festivity, revelry, revel, Saturnalia, carnival, pastime, pleasure, enjoyment; see also entertainment 2 , fun , game 1 .

2. [A joke]

Syn. raillery, pleasantry, mockery, jest, jesting, mirth, joking, mummery, antics, trifling, tomfoolery, nonsense, jollity, laughter, drollery, escapade, practical joke.

3. [Athletic or competitive amusement]

Syn. game, competition, contest, athletic event, amateur sport, professional sport.

Sports, sense 3, include: hunting, shooting, horse racing, automobile racing, running, dog racing, cockfighting, bronco busting, bullfighting, polo, horseback riding; fishing, angling, basketball, golf, bowling, billiards, pool, tennis, squash, handball, racquetball, table tennis, volleyball, soccer, gymnastics, acrobatics, football, baseball, track and field, cricket, lacrosse, ice hockey, field hockey, skating, skiing, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing; fencing, jumping, boxing, wrestling, hang gliding, parasailing, parachuting; windsurfing, diving, surfing, snorkeling, water skiing, swimming, canoeing, kayaking, yachting; hiking, camping, backpacking, rock climbing, ice climbing; bicycling, motorcycling, Rollerblading, in-line skating, skateboarding; weightlifting, bodybuilding, powerlifting.

4. [*A person with sporting instincts]

Syn. gambler, irresponsible fellow, horsey person, rake, one of the fast set; see also clown , rascal .

• for or [m1]• in sport,

Syn. jokingly, in fun, jestingly; see humorously .

v.

Syn. don, have on, be dressed in; see wear 1 .

III

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. Activity engaged in for relaxation and amusement: disport, diversion, fun, play, recreation. See WORK. 2. Actions taken as a joke: fun, game, play. See WORK. II verb 1. To occupy oneself with amusement or diversion: disport, play, recreate. See WORK. 2. To make a public and usually ostentatious show of: brandish, display, disport, exhibit, expose, flash, flaunt, parade, show (off). See SHOW.