sport

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  1. noun Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.
  2. noun A particular form of this activity.
  3. noun An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively.
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  • It is Realpolitik in sport, and a Realpolitik which is not wholly unknown in England; but while the spirit of Realpolitik is still perceivable in German sport, it is equally perceivable that the standard English way of viewing sporting competition is becoming more and more approached in Germany. —  William of Germany
  • Regardless of how silly it may seem, suffering for the sport is a brand of excellence among ski-bums. —  First Tracks!! Online Ski Magazine
  • For those who have been around him during parts of his four seasons with the Manitoba Moose, it's clear that Keane's love for the sport is the driving force behind an undrafted free agent going on to play 1,500 regular season games as a pro -- including 1,161 in the NHL. —  Winnipeg Sun
  • From this list select a sport, such as beach volleyball, and you get TV listings for when and on what channel your sport is being aired. —  StraightUpSearch
  • The commercial, high-glamour value of franchises in American sport is neither valued nor wanted among true soccer fans, who put the national team first. —  Football news, match reports and fixtures | guardian.co.uk
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English sporte, short for disporte, from Old French desport, pleasure, from desporter, to divert; see disport.

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  1. from ME, sport-en; by apheresis from disport.
  2. from Middle English sport, spoort, sporte; by apheresis from disport.
 

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