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Definition: Sport |
SportAdjective1. (Maine colloquial) temporary summer resident in inland Maine. Noun1. An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. 2. The occupation of athletes who compete for pay. 3. Someone who engages in sports. 4. An organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration. 5. Verbal wit (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun". Verb1. Wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat". 2. Play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the palyroom". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "sport" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
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Medicine | An individual or part of an individual, in which a mutation has occurred. Source: European Union. (references) |
| An individual exhibiting in whole or in part a sudden spontaneous deviation from type beyond the normal limits of individual variation usu. as a result of imitation esp. of somatic tissu e. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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An exact definition of sport is elusive.For example, the well-known philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein argues that sports are defined, not by a set of common characteristics, but by new activities sharing some common aspects with existing sports, but not necessarily sharing any common characteristics with all. Credence to this comment may be taken from the increasingly diverse set of activities that are at least claimed by some as sports - from chess to cheerleading, from sheepdog trials to ballroom dancing. What do all of those activities have in common?
Many of the above would not be recognised as sports by fans of more traditionally-recognised sports, and using Wittgenstein's "extension" approach it would be quite reasonable to claim a "battle of the bands" competition as a sporting event and thus playing rock and roll as a sport, a definition which makes "sport" so broad as to be potentially useless and quite different to the common understanding, fuzzy though that may be.
An operational definition.
A pragmatic approach to defining "sport" is to look at the common usage of the term. A sport can be operationally defined as an activity characteristically involving :
The excellence above in point one may be measured against previous benchmarks, time measurements, performance of the other team or participants, world records, etc..
- The exercise of an everyday skill or ability , but aiming to attain excellence
- Conforming to rules of the sport, and
- The skill is exercised for a purpose other than its usual application in daily life.
Examples of skills which have become sports:
Physical sports use characteristics such as strength, stamina, speed, dexterity and other skills, other sports use more cerebral skills, such as strategic thinking in chess.
- Gladiators in Rome fought and killed for the delectation of the audience, rather than to protect the Empire:
- Yachting is the travel across water for enjoyment or competition rather than e.g. for transport or commerce:
- Running is done on a course for a fixed length of time or distance, rather than simply to catch a bus.
A taxonomy of sports
Main article: List of sports
One system for classifying sports is as follows, based more on the sport's aim than on the actual mechanics. The examples given are intended to be illustrative, rather than comprehensive
Racing
- Human-powered Running, swimming,....)
- Human-assisted (Cycling, rowing, canoeing, ...)
- External power source (Motor racing, sailing, powerboating...)
Opponent
- Combat (Judo, karate, boxing...)
- Court (Tennis, badminton, volleyball, squash...)
- Team (Football, Rugby, hockey...)
Achievement
- Target (Archery, golf, shooting ...)
- Display (Gymnastics, bodybuilding, equestrianism, diving...)
- Strength (Weight-lifting, triple jump, shot put ...)
A combination of all categories
- (Athletics) (Human-powered, Team, Strength)
Sportsmanship
It is interesting that the motivation for sport is often an elusive element. For example, beginners in sailing are often told that dinghy racing is a good means to sharpen the learner's sailing skills. However, it often emerges that skills are honed to increase racing performance and achievements in competition, rather than the converse. 'Sportsmanship' expresses an aspiration or ethos that the activity will be enjoyed for its own sake, but often the pressures of competition, individual achievement, or introduction of technology can seem to work against enjoyment by participants.
Regulation of sport
The regulation of each sport is usually done by its own regulatory body resulting in a core of relatively invariant, agreed rules. People responsible for leisure activities often seek recognition and respectability as sports by joining sports federations such as the IOC, or by forming their own regulatory body. In this way sports evolve from leisure activity to more formal sports: relatively recent newcomers are BMX cycling, snowboarding, wrestling, etc. Some of these activities have been popular but uncodified pursuits for different lengths of time. Indeed, the formal regulation of sport is a relatively modern and increasing development.
F1 motor racing is an example of strict and changing regulation, where the regulating body appears to control rather than to simply define the sport. There have been major changes in the rules of F1 recently, almost on an annual basis, and more are planned. Sometimes this is done for safety reasons, sometimes to make the racing more interesting as a spectator sport, and sometimes to promote competition through involvement of smaller teams.Some changes make overtaking more probable for example or reduce the probability of an overwhelming technical advantage by any one team. Although heavily regulated, most people agree that the sport has thereby greatly benefitted, not least through dramatic leaps in safety.
The degree of organisation can vary from national or worldwide competitions for the sport, or it can occur in a purely ad-hoc, spontaneous way. A sport may be played individually (e.g. time trialling in cycling) or in a team, or just for recreation and well being (e.g. swimming).
Some challenging situations have had to be dealt with when there is an overlap of the regulation of the sport with other forms of regulation, e.g. safety (There have been serious losses of life in football audiences, through stand collapses or poor crowd management), or simple laws of the land (Some inadvertent or otherwise physical interchanges occur between participants: when is it acceptable for the sport regulating authority alone to investigate and if necessary punish these?) Can there be economic or public relations pressures affecting these issues?
Professionalism in sport
There have been major problems caused for some sports by either the increase of professionalism, or attempts to resist the spread of professionalism.
Professionalism has increasingly come to the fore through a combination of developments: mass media and increased leisure have brought larger audiences, so that sports organisations or teams can command large incomes. As a result, more sportspeople can afford to make sport their primary career, and sportspeople often attain superstar, celebrity status. This can have the major advantages of increasing the level of proficiency, and boosting the popularity of certain sports. It can also be seen to exclude the part-time or amateur participant, and thus to be a limiting influence on the sport.
Professionalism has another influence through organisations seeing it as an attack on the central ethos of sport, i.e. the ethos of being done for its own sake and for pure enjoyment, rather than as a means to earning a living. Consequently, there has been some reactive resistance to professionalism in some organisations, and some people see this as having impeded the development of the sport. For example, Rugby was seen for many years as a part-time sport engaged in by amateurs, and English cricket is alleged to have suffered in quality because of a non-professional approach.
Sport and politics
There have been many dilemmas for sports where a difficult political context is in place.
When apartheid was the official policy in South Africa, many sportspeople adopted the conscientious approach that they should not appear in competitive sports there. Some feel this was an effective contribution to the eventual demolition of the policy of apartheid, others feel that it may have prolonged and reinforced its worst effects.
The 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin was an illustration, perhaps best recognised in retrospect, where an ideology was developing which used the event to strengthen its spread through propaganda.
In the history of Ireland, Gaelic sports were clearly carried on with nationalistic overtones: for example, last century a person could have been banned from playing professional Gaelic football, hurley, or other sport, if the person was seen to have played Soccer, or other game which was seen to be of British origin.
Nationalism in general is often evident in the pursuit of sport, or in its reporting: people compete in national teams, or commentators and audiences can adopt a partisan view. These trends are seen by some as contrary to the fundamental ethos of sport being carried on for its own sake, for the enjoyment of its participants.
Art and sport
Sport has many affinities with art. Ice skating and Tai chi for example are sports which come close to artistic spectacles in themselves: to watch these activities comes close to the experience of spectating at a ballet. Similarly, there are other activities which have elements of sport and art in their execution, such as performance art, artistic gymnastics, Bodybuilding etcetera.
The fact that art is so close to sport in some situations is probably related to the nature of sport. The definition of "sport" above put forward the idea of an activity pursued not just for the usual purposes, i.e. running not simply to get places, but running for its own sake, running as well as we can.
This is similar to a common view of aesthetic value, which is seen as something over and above the strictly functional value coming from an object's normal use. So an aesthetically pleasing car is one which doesn't just get from A to B, but which impresses us with its grace, poise and charisma.
In the same way, a sporting performance such as jumping doesn't just impress us as being an effective way to avoid obstacles or to get across streams. It impresses us because of the ability, skill and style which is shown.
Art and sport were probably more clearly linked at the time of Ancient Greece, when gymnastics and callesthenics invoked admiration and aesthetic appreciation for the physical build, prowess and 'arete' displayed by participants. The modern term 'art' as skill, is related to this ancient Greek term 'arete'. The closeness of art and sport in these times was revealed by the nature of the Olympic Games which were celebrations of both sporting and artistic achievements, poetry scupture and architecture.
History of sport
The development of sport throughout history can teach us a great deal about social changes, and about the nature of sport itself.
Sport seems to involve basic human skills being developed and exercised for their own sake, in parallel with being exercised for their usefulness. This suggests that sport is probably as old as the existence of people as purposive beings, and that it was a useful way of people increasing their mastery of nature and the environment.
Of course, as we go further back in history the dwindling evidence makes this more difficult to support.
Pre-history
There are many modern discoveries in France, Africa and Australia of cave art (see e.g. Lascaux) from prehistory which provide evidence of ritual ceremonial behaviour. Some of these sources date from over 30 000 years ago, as established by carbon dating.
Stone-age drawings were discovered in the Libyan desert depicting among other acitivities, swimming and archery..[1]
The art itself is an example of interest in skills unrelated to the functional tasks of staying alive, and is itself evidence of there being leisure time available. It depicts other non-functional activities such as ritual etc..
Therefore, although there is scant direct evidence of sport from these sources, it is reasonable to extrapolate that there was some activity at these times resembling sport.
Captain Cook, when he first visited the Hawaian Islands, in 1778, reported on the native people surfing. The native American Indians engaged in games and sports before the coming of Europeans, such as lacrosse type ball games, running, and other athletic activities. The ancient Mayan and Aztec civilisations played serious ballgames. The courts used at that time are still used today.
It is reasonable to assume from these and other historical sources that sport has origins which lie in the beginnings of mankind itself.
Ancient China
There are artifacts and structures which suggest that Chinese people engaged in activities which meet our definition of sport as early as 4 000 years BCE. The origin and development of China's sports activities seem to have been closely related to the production, work, war and entertainment of the time.
Gymnastics appears to have been a popular sport in China's past. It certainly remains so today, as the skill of Chinese acrobats is internationally recognised.
China has a Bejing Museum which is dedicated to the subject of Chinese sport and its history. See Chinese Sports Museum
Ancient Egypt
Monuments to the Phaorohs indicate that a range of sports were well developed and regulated several thousands of years ago, including swimming and fishing. This is not surprising perhaps given the importance of the Nile in the life of Egypt. Other sports included javelin throwing, high jump and wrestling. See the reference to Ancient Egyptian sport.
Again, the nature of the sports popular at the time suggests close correspondence with everday non-sporting activities.
Ancient Greece.
A wide range of sports were already in operation at the time of the Ancient Greek Empire. Wrestling, running, boxing, javelin and discus throwing, and chariot racing were prevalent. This suggests that the military culture of Greece was an influence on the development of its sports.The Olympic games were held every four years in Ancient Greece. The games were held not simply as a sporting event, but as a celebration of individual excellence, cultural and artistic variety, and a showplace for architectural and sculptural innovation.
Fundamentally, it was a time of gratitude and respect for the Gods of the Greek religion. The games are named after Mount Olympus, a sacred place where the Gods were said to live. A time of truce was declared during the Olympic Games, as military actions and public executions were suspended. This was to enable people to congregate peacefully and to compete in a civilised and respectful atmosphere.
European and global developments
Sport has been increasingly organised and regulated from the time of the Ancient Olympics up to the present century. Activities necessary for food and survival became regulated activities done for pleasure or competition on an increasing scale, e.g. hunting, fishing, horticulture. The Industrial Revolution and mass production brought increased leisure which allowed increases in spectator sports, less elitism in sports, and greater accessibility.
These trends continued with the advent of mass media and global communication. Professionalism became prevalent, further adding to the increase in sport's popularity. This perhaps contrasts with the noble Grecian ideal, where victory at the Games was much sought after, and rewarded with an olive branch. (Perhaps not only with an olive branch, some writers record.)
Perhaps in a reaction to the demands of contemporary life, there have been developments in sport which are best described as post-modern: extreme ironing being a notable example. There is also a move towards adventure sports as a form of escapism from the routines of life, examples being white water rafting, canyoning, BASE jumping, and more genteely, orienteering.
Related topics
- List of professional sports leagues
- List of sports
- List of sporting events
- Sport governing bodies
- Olympic Games
- Sporting venues
- Sponsorship
- Sports coaching
- Sports equipment
- Sports injuries
- Sports marketing
- Sports memorabilia
- Spectator sport
- Multi-sport events
- Sports art
- Sport in film
- Sporting club
- Disabled sports
- Female sport.
- Sports history organizations
- Fantasy sports
- Sport Record
- Extreme Sports
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Sport fishing is a form of recreational fishing where the primary reward is the challenge of finding and catching the fish rather than the culinary or financial value of the fish's flesh. The distincion is not completely rigid - in many cases, sport fishers will also eat their captures. However, the philosophies and tactics used for sport fishing are usually sufficiently different from "feed fishing" to make the distinction clear enough.Sport fishing methods vary according to the area being fished, the species being targeted, the personal strategies of the angler, and the resources available, ranging from the aristocratic art of fly fishing invented (?) in Great Britain, to the high-tech, incredibly expensive methods used to chase marlin and tuna. However, in virtually every case, the fishing is done with rod and reel rather than with nets or other aids.
In the past, sport fishers, even if they did not eat their captures, almost always killed them to bring them to shore for weighing. However, pressure from outside combined with genuine concern about fish stocks have seen many sport fishers releasing their captures alive, usually after fitting them with identifying tags and recording their details so as to aid fisheries research (known as tag-and-release).
Sport fishing competitions give competitors (individuals if the fishing occurs from land, usually teams where conducted from boats) a specified time and area to where they are to catch fish from. Scores are awarded for each fish caught, the points depending on the fish's weight and species, and then divided by the strength of the fishing line used (so catching fish on thinner, weaker line scores additional points). In tag-and-release competition a flat score per fish, divided by the line strength, is awarded for each species caught.
Notable forms of sport fishing include:
- Big-game fishing
- Bass fishing
- Fly fishing
- Beach Fishing
- Rock fishing
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Like in most countries, sport is being practised by many inhabitants of the Netherlands, mostly at recreational level. About 4.5 million of the 16 million people are registered to one of the 35,000 sports clubs in the country. About two thirds of the population older than 15 years participates in sport weekly. Additionally, many Dutch enjoy watching sports events on the stands or on television.The most popular sports, both for active participation and audience are football, cycling, speed skating and tennis.
Like in most European countries, organisation of sports began at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Federations for sports were established (such as the speed skating federation in 1882), rules were unified and clubs for sports came into existence. A Dutch National Olympic Committee was established in 1912.
In the four most popular sports, international successes vary. In football, the Dutch won three Olympic bronze medals in 1908, 1912 and 1920, but new successes only came in the 1970s, when the national team played in the 1974 and 1978 Football World Cup finals, losing to the tournament's host on both occasions. In the same period, Dutch league sides Ajax Amsterdam and Feyenoord Rottedam won European Cups from 1970 to 1973. In 1988, the national team won the only international title so far at the European Championships. PSV Eindhoven won the European Cup that year too. Ajax Amsterdam again won the European Cup in 1995. Many Dutch football players have gained international fame, such as Johan Cruijff, Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit, Dennis Bergkamp and current Manchester United star Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Cycling is a major form of transportation in the Netherlands, and Dutch cyclists have had some international successes. Two Dutchmen have won the Tour de France, and seven have been World Champion on the road. On the track, several Olympic titles have been won, although most not in recent years. Leontien van Moorsel won three Olympic gold medals at the 2000 Sydney Games, while Erik Dekker won the 2001 Cycling World Cup.
After a successful period around 1900, with Jaap Eden and Coen de Koning as World Champions, Dutch speed skating successes became numerous in the 1960s. Champions Kees Verkerk and Ard Schenk were immensely popular, causing a real speed skating hype in the country. Successes continue up to today, with the likes of Yvonne van Gennip (3 Olympic golds in 1988), Rintje Ritsma (4-time World Champion) and Jochem Uytdehaage (2 Olympic golds in 2002).
Tennis, while popular, has never produced many champions. Most successful were Richard Krajicek, who won Wimbledon in 1996, and the Paul Haarhuis/Jacco Eltingh double team, which won many Grand Slam titles.
A number of native Dutch sports is also practised, such as beugelen, kaatsen, klootschieten, kolven and korfball.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Sport in the Netherlands."
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Developments in multi-line kites in recent years has allowed forms of kite flying to develop into a sport. Kite competitions have much in common with figure skating, with competitors being judged on their performance in compulsory figures as well as a "ballet", which involves artistic interpretation of music.The most common configuration for a sports kite is a roughly triangular "delta" shape, with two lines for control. Pulling on the right hand line causes the kite to turn to the right, and so on. Using combinations of pulls and pushes (to give slack to the lines), complex tricks and patterns can be flown.
Many pilots also fly four-line (or "quad-line") kites, which are controlled with a pair of joystick-like handles, each with two lines attached. Skilled use of these handles allows a quad-line kite to achieve tricks that are difficult or impossible with a dual-line kite.
Other aspects of sport kiting includes "power kites" which can be used to tow wheeled buggies or surfboards (kite surfing).
See also kite flying
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Telemark is a type of skiing that originates from the technique first developed by Sondre Norheim. Unlike Alpine skiing equipment, the Telemark ski has a binding that only connects the boot to the ski at the toes, just as in cross-country skiing. Turns are executed with the inner leg bent close to the snow and the ski pushed forward, the outer ski kept parallel, and weight equally divided between the two to give fore-aft stability.
Telemark
The telemark turn came to the attention of the Norwegian public in 1868, when Sondre Norheim took part in a ski competition, impressing with his ability to turn so easily and fluidly. The technique soon dominated skiing - and in Norway it continued to do so well into the next century. However new types of technique based on the stem were gradually starting to replace telemark in the Alpine countries in the 1910s, since it was easier to master and enabled shorter turns better suited to the steeper alpine terrrain and skiing downhill. The telemark turn became the technique of ski touring in rolling terrain.
The Telemark Revival
The revival in the telemark technique, after its death in the mid 1940s, first started out in United States in the 1970s as a back-to-basics reaction to the high-tech equipment developments of Alpine skiing, and the increasing reliance on crowded groomed pistes (trails). The use of traditional clothing was (and sometimes still is) often part of the Telemark skiing revival.The revival came to the attention of a larger public with a demonstration by a team from the Professional Ski Instructors of America at Interski, Italy in 1983. It grew to prominence during the 1990s, but is still a minority sport. While some still choose Telemark for its counter-culture image, others choose it for a fresh challenge, or to do downhill or cross-country skiing, on or off piste, and ski-touring, all on one well chosen telemark ski - once the Telemark technique has been mastered.
Equipment
At the time of the revival, Telemark skis were long and skinny - and still can be. However with the huge developments in ski shapes and materials, at the present time (2000s) a wide variety of skis are now being used, according to whether they are to be used on or off piste (trail), for ski touring, or for racing.Leather boots are still used by some, but plastic is now the usual choice.
Bindings hold the telemark boot to the ski by the toe only. Three-pin bindings are now rarely found, having been overtaken by cable bindings that have a sprung cable that passes around the back of the boot. Step-in releasable bindings are now also available, first introduced by Fritschi.
For those taking to the wilderness, skins (synthetic or mohair rather than sealskin) and harscheisen (ski crampons - also called couteau or cortelli) are used on the bottom of the ski to climb uphill. As well as safety equipment.
Technique
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Competition Events
As a competition event, the sport is governed by the International Ski Federation Telemark Committee. The Telemark disciplines are:
Telemark Giant Slalom
Similar to Giant Slalom, but including a jump marked for style and distance.
Telemark Classic
Classic involves a Giant Slalom section, a jump (with time penalties of up to 7 seconds for errors), a 360° turn, and an uphill sprint.
Telemark Sprint Classic
After completing a downhill section, the skier turns 360° and sprints for around 200m using the classic cross-country skiing technique.
See Also
- History of skiing
- Skiing and Skiing Topics
External Links
- FIS Telemark Committee
- Orwad Village
- Telemark Sports
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Synonyms: SportSynonyms: athletics (n), fun (n), mutant (n), mutation (n), play (n), sportsman (n), sportswoman (n), boast (v), cavort (v), disport (v), feature (v), frisk (v), frolic (v), gambol (v), lark (v), lark about (v), rollick (v), romp (v), run around (v), skylark (v). (additional references) |
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Adversity | Pressure of the times, iron age, evil day, time out of joint; hard times, bad times, sad times; rainy day, cloud, dark cloud, gathering clouds, ill wind; visitation, infliction; affliction; (painfulness); bitter pill; care, trial; the sport of fortune. |
Agitation | Toss about, jump about; jump like a parched pea; shake like an aspen leaf; shake to its center, shake to its foundations; be the sport of the winds and waves; reel to and fro like a drunken man; move from post to pillar and from pillar to post, drive from post to pillar and from pillar to post, keep between hawk and buzzard. |
Amusement | Noun: amusement, entertainment, recreation, fun, game, fun and games; diversion, divertissement; reaction, solace; pastime, passetemps, sport; labor of love; pleasure. |
Amuse oneself, game; play a game, play pranks, play tricks; sport, disport, toy, wanton, revel, junket, feast, carouse, banquet, make merry, drown care; drive dull care away; frolic, gambol, frisk, romp; caper; dance; (leap); keep up the ball; run a rig, sow one's wild oats, have one's fling, take one's pleasure; paint the town red; see life; desipere in loco, play the fool. | |
Adverb: "on the light fantastic toe", at play, in sport. | |
Hindrance | Thwart, frustrate, disconcert, balk, foil; faze, feaze, feeze; baffle, snub, override, circumvent; defeat; spike guns; (render useless); spoil, mar, clip the wings of; cripple; (injure); put an extinguisher on; damp; dishearten; (dissuade); discountenance, throw cold water on, spoil sport; lay a wet blanket, throw a wet blanket on; cut the ground from under one, take the wind out of one's sails, undermine; be in the way of, stand in the way of; act as a drag; hang like a millstone round one's neck. |
Killing | Slaughtering; phthisozoics; sport, sporting; the chase, venery; hunting, coursing, shooting, fishing; pig-sticking; sportsman, huntsman, fisherman; hunter, Nimrod; slaughterhouse, meat packing plant, shambles, abattoir. |
Ostentation | Show off, show off one's paces; parade, march past; display, exhibit, put forward, hold up; trot out, hand out; sport, brandish, blazon forth; dangle, dangle before the eyes. |
Pursuit | Chase, hunt, battue, race, steeple chase, hunting, coursing; venation, venery; fox chase; sport, sporting; shooting, angling, fishing, hawking; shikar. |
Seclusion Exclusion | Verb: be secluded, live secluded; Adjective: keep aloof, stand, hold oneself aloof, keep in the background, stand in the background; keep snug; shut oneself up; deny oneself, seclude oneself creep into a corner, rusticate, aller planter ses choux; retire, retire from the world; take the veil; abandon; sport one's oak. |
Subjection | Adjective: subject, dependent, subordinate; feudal, feudatory; in subjection to, under control; in leading strings, in harness; subjected, enslaved; Verb: constrained; downtrodden; overborne, overwhelmed; under the lash, on the hip, led by the nose, henpecked; the puppet of, the sport of, the plaything of; under one's orders, under one's command, under one's thumb; a slave to; at the mercy of; in the power of, in the hands of, in the clutches of; at the feet of; at one's beck and call; (obedient); liable; parasitical; stipendiary. |
Wit | Adverb: jokingly, in joke, in jest, in sport, in play. |
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Screenplays | That's not a sport. (Big; writing credit: Gary Ross; Anne Spielberg) You're not perfect sport, and let me save you the suspense, this girl you've met she's not perfect either (Good Will Hunting; writing credit: Matt Damon; Ben Affleck) If nagging were an Olympic sport, my Aunt Voula would win a gold medal (My Big Fat Greek Wedding; writing credit: Nia Vardalos) The bad date, the bad sport, the bad citizen (Seinfeld; writing credit: Andreas Lenze; Bea Schmidt) Bad, sport, real bad (Phantom of the Paradise; writing credit: Brian De Palma) | |
Lyrics | Better sport that thong proud (Ugly; performing artist: Bubba Sparxxx) To me flirtin' it's just like a sport (Mambo No. 5 (a little bit of ...); performing artist: Lou Bega) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Blood Sport (1973) The World of Sport Fishing (1972) A Question of Sport (1970) Sheer Sport (1969) World of Sport (1964) | |
Song Titles | A WHITE SPORT COAT (AND A PINK CARNATION) (performing artist: Marty Robbins ) Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport (performing artist: Rolf Harris) | |
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 | Sort of like a rodeo - sort of like Pamplona Bull riding and bull dodging all in one sport. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Recreational sport fishing boats at a pier in Lewes. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | A rainy day at Gig Harbor. Sport fishing boats are undeterred by the rain. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | Wackie Jackie's Bait House, serving the sport fishermen south of Hernando Beach This is an old time bait and tackle shop. Credit: Fisheries. |
 | The strike. A turn of the century recreational fisherman begins the battle. In: "Sport Fishing in California and Florida," by Charles F. Holder. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Vol. XXVIII 1908, Part I, p. 207, Plate I. Credit: Fisheries. |  | A day's sport at Santa Catalina Island with white sea bass. In: "Sport Fishing in California and Florida," by Charles F. Holder. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Vol. XXVIII 1908, Part I, p. 207, Plate IV. Credit: Fisheries. |
 | Leaping tuna caught with rod and reel at Santa Catalina. In: "Sport Fishing in California and Florida," by Charles F. Holder. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Vol. XXVIII 1908, Part I, p. 207, Plate III. Credit: Fisheries. |  | The record bonito, Tuna Club 1908, caught with rod and reel. This fish, which weighed 22 pounds, fought for more than an hour. Note angler's belt with socket for rod butt. In: "Sport Fishing in California and Florida," by Charles F. Holder. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Vol. XXVIII 1908, Part I, p. 207 Plate II. Credit: Fisheries. |
 | Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife Service Vessel RACHEL CARSON. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |  | Herd of African oryx on rangeland in southern New Mexico in desert-like vegetation. The oryx were introduced to New Mexico for big game sport in the 1960's. Credit: Unknown. |
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| "Sport Shooter - Small Bore Rif" by Ben Pereboom Commentary: "Niels Pereboom in action on the olympic discipline 50 meter 3 postion. Shooting Range: Buren-Oberdorf in Switzerland." |
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 | Racquet ball; handball; gym; sport. |
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Andre Maurois | Business is a combination of war and sport. |
Charles Lamb | Cards are war, in disguise of a sport. |
Douglas William Jerrold | The only athletic sport I ever mastered was backgammon. |
Jane Austen | For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn? |
Ralph Waldo Emerson | A day for toil, an hour for sport, but for a friend is life too short. |
Theodore Roosevelt | Aggressive fighting for the right is the greatest sport in the world. |
William Shakespeare | For 'Tis the sport to have the engineer hoisted with his own petard. |
| As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods; They kill us for their sport. | |
| If all the year were playing holidays, to sport would be as tedious as to work. | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Author | Date | Quotation |
Marbury v. Madison | 1803 | But when the legislature proceeds to impose on that officer other duties; when he is directed peremptorily to perform certain acts; when the rights of individuals are dependent on the performance of those acts; he is so far the officer of the law; is amenable to the laws for his conduct; and cannot at his discretion sport away the vested rights of others. (reference) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Life, the Universe and Everything | Douglas Adams | On the way back they sang a number of tuneful and reflective songs on the subjects of peace, justice, morality, culture, sport, family life and the obliteration of all other life forms |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Now this cruel sport of Heaven was an ordeal that was over |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | Let not to get a living be thy trade, but thy sport. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Generally, you can continue any exercise program or sport you participated in prior to pregnancy. (references) | |
Among competitive bodybuilders, steroid abuse has been estimated to be very high. Among other athletes, the incidence of abuse probably varies depending on the specific sport. (references) | ||
The Rice Rat (Oryzomys palustris) is slightly smaller than the cotton rat, having a head and body 5 - 6 inches long, plus a very long, 4- to 7-inch tail. Rice rats sport short, soft, grayish brown fur on top, and gray or tawny underbellies. (references) | ||
Business | Business in Argentina is a contact sport. (references) | |
Billiards is one sport that should not be overlooked. (references) | ||
Basketball is by far the most popular sport in the Philippines. (references) | ||
Children | Zambia | The Ministry of Sport, Youth, and Child Development, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Labor, and the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services have the responsibility for improving child welfare. (references) |
Economic History | Cote D'ivoire | Best prospects include infant clothing, trousers, sport symbol T-shirts, jeans, and caps. (references) |
Switzerland | As shown, skiing is still the sport generating the highest sales followed by outdoor & mountaineering. (references) | |
Political Economy | RUSSIA | Other Russian tariffs that have stood out as particular hindrances to U.S. exports to Russia include those on autos (where combined tariffs and engine displacement-weighted excise duties can raise prices of larger U.S.-made passenger cars and sport utility vehicles by over 70 percent); and on aircraft and certain aircraft components (for which tariffs are set at 20 percent). (references) |
Trade | Finland | Sport facilities usage, medicines, books, cinemas, passenger transport services, hotel and other accommodation, entertainment performances, sporting events, zoos, museums, and other such events or institutions are taxed at 8 percent. (references) |
Women | Jamaica | The Bureau of Women's Affairs, reporting to the Minister of Tourism and Sport, oversees programs to protect the legal rights of women. (references) |
Worker Rights | Hungary | Women's rights organizations, the IOM, and the Ministry of Youth and Sport Affairs are conducting preventive programs for teenagers in schools. (references) |
Jamaica | In December 1999, the Minister of Labor, Welfare, and Sport gave a speech in which she stated that 23,000 children were engaged in child labor. (references) | |
Kyrgyz Republic | The government agencies involved in antitrafficking efforts are the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Interior, the National Security Service, the Ministry of Health, the State Procurator's Department, the State Agency of Migration and the State Committee for Tourism, Sport and Youth policy. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | LORD, n. In American society, an English tourist above the state of a costermonger, as, lord 'Aberdasher, Lord Hartisan and so forth. The traveling Briton of lesser degree is addressed as "Sir," as, Sir 'Arry Donkiboi, or 'Amstead 'Eath. The word "Lord" is sometimes used, also, as a title of the Supreme Being; but this is thought to be rather flattery than true reverence. Miss Sallie Ann Splurge, of her own accord, Wedded a wandering English lord -- Wedded and took him to dwell with her "paw," A parent who throve by the practice of Draw. Lord Cadde I don't hesitate to declare Unworthy the father-in-legal care Of that elderly sport, notwithstanding the truth That Cadde had renounced all the follies of youth; For, sad to relate, he'd arrived at the stage Of existence that's marked by the vices of age. Among them, cupidity caused him to urge Repeated demands on the pocket of Splurge, Till, wrecked in his fortune, that gentleman saw Inadequate aid in the practice of Draw, And took, as a means of augmenting his pelf, To the business of being a lord himself. His neat-fitting garments he wilfully shed And sacked himself strangely in checks instead; Denuded his chin, but retained at each ear A whisker that looked like a blasted career. He painted his neck an incarnadine hue Each morning and varnished it all that he knew. The moony monocular set in his eye Appeared to be scanning the Sweet Bye-and-Bye. His head was enroofed with a billycock hat, And his low-necked shoes were aduncous and flat. In speech he eschewed his American ways, Denying his nose to the use of his A's And dulling their edge till the delicate sense Of a babe at their temper could take no offence. His H's -- 'twas most inexpressibly sweet, The patter they made as they fell at his feet! Re-outfitted thus, Mr. Splurge without fear Began as Lord Splurge his recouping career. Alas, the Divinity shaping his end Entertained other views and decided to send His lordship in horror, despair and dismay From the land of the nobleman's natural prey. For, smit with his Old World ways, Lady Cadde Fell -- suffering Caesar! -- in love with her dad! G.J. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Judy Sheindlin | Well, I view the game as a sport. You see, the work is easy. You know, you've been doing this a very long time, so that you come to work every day and it's easy. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Sport" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 95.09% of the time. "Sport" is used about 4,517 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 95.09% | 4,295 | 2,294 |
| Noun (proper) | 4.71% | 213 | 20,749 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 0.11% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 0.09% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Total | 100.00% | 4,517 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "sport" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Sport | Last name | 170 | 45,332 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Australia | Rebel Sport Limited | Denmark | Parken Sport & Entertainment A/S |
| France | Go Sport | Germany | Puma Aktiengesellscaft Rudolf Dassler Sport |
| Greece | Elmec Sport SA | United Kingdom | Crown Sport Plc |
| USA | Sport Chalet, Inc. | ||
| (more examples...) |
Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "sport": athletic sport ♦ be the sport of fortune ♦ champion in sport ♦ combat sport ♦ contact sport ♦ devotee of sport ♦ equestrian sport ♦ field sport ♦ go in for sport ♦ heat in sport ♦ in sport ♦ individual sport ♦ innocent sport ♦ it is but a sport for him ♦ keen on sport ♦ kind of sport ♦ make sport of ♦ motor sport ♦ outdoor sport ♦ poor sport ♦ rally in sport ♦ spectator sport ♦ sport away ♦ sport car ♦ sport coat ♦ sport jacket ♦ sport jumping ♦ sport one's oak ♦ sport player ♦ sport shirt ♦ sport spirit ♦ sport suit ♦ sport utility ♦ sport utility vehicle ♦ sport with ♦ the sport of fortune ♦ To sport one's oak ♦ water sport. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "sport": sport-entertainment, sport-minded, sport-related, sport-shop, sport-watches. | |
Ending with "sport": G-sport, multi-sport, Q-sport, spoil-sport. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
sport | 12,150 | sport compact car | 624 |
sport book | 8,731 | sport watch | 556 |
sport car | 5,322 | eastern mountain sport | 537 |
sport authority | 4,193 | sport marketing | 443 |
water sport | 3,278 | sport gambling | 434 |
fantasy sport | 2,976 | sky sport | 419 |
sport illustrated | 2,817 | sport mart | 362 |
bbc sport | 2,138 | sport nutrition | 362 |
sport bike | 1,908 | extreme sport | 361 |
sport celebrity | 1,462 | motor sport | 350 |
ea sport | 1,304 | sport cap | 350 |
sport job | 1,144 | ticket sport | 322 |
sport fishing | 1,130 | sport illustrated magazine | 317 |
fox sport | 1,008 | sport compact | 316 |
sport chalet | 903 | sport news | 312 |
sport equipment | 766 | online sport book | 311 |
sport store | 766 | gazzetta dello sport | 310 |
sport truck | 740 | cbs sport | 308 |
sport utility vehicle | 733 | daily sport | 303 |
sport game | 680 | polo sport | 288 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "sport"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | sport. (various references) | |
Albanian | sportiv (athletic, gamesome, sportive, sports, sporty), sport (athletics), tallje (banter, derision, dig, fleer, flout, gibe, gird, jeer, jesting, jibe, joke, mock, mockery, pleasantry, quiz, ridicule, satire, scoff, sneer, snook, Snoot, spoof, taunt, twit), gjah (battue, catch, chase, chivy, coursing, game, Hunt, hunting, prey, shooting), argëtim (amusement, cabaret, dissipation, distraction, diversion, divertissement, entertainment, fun, jamboree, merriment, merrymaking, pastime, ploy, razzle-dazzle, recreation, relaxation, revel, rollick, sporting, spree, tittup). (various references) | |
Arabic | هزأ من (deride, quip), لهو صبياني, لهو (amusement, distraction, diversion, festivity, fun, lark, pastime), لعب (game, move, play, play about, playing), حلو المعشر, تسلية (amusement, dissipation, distraction, diversion, entertainment, pastime, play, rec, recreation, relaxation, resource), تسلى (entertain, fool around with, monkey with, play), المغامر (adventurer), الرياضة, أناقة (chic, daintiness, deftness, elegance, fineness, finery, neatness, richness, smartness, sophistication, style, stylishness, suavity), أبدى بتباه, رياضة (exercise, footwork), روح رياضية (sport spirit, sportsmanship), شذ ينحرف عن صفات. (various references) | |
Basque | kirola. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | нося за показ, игра на природата, играя (act, dance, disport oneself, do, enact, lead, perform, play, present, represent, run about, shoot, support, twitch, wanton, waver), подигравка (dig, flout, gibe, gird, jape, jeer, jest, jibe, mock, mockery, ridicule, rub, scoff, sneer, snub, twit, wipe), посмешище (derision, joke, laughingstock, mock, mockery, ridicule, scoff, sight), богат безделник (playboy), арабия (trump), забавление (amusement, enjoyment, entertainment, jolly, pastime, play, recreation), игра (acting, game, hand, pastime, play, recreation, scamper, slack), мутирам (change, crack), удоволствие (amusement, delectation, delight, enjoyment, gratification, gusto, joy, kick, luxury, pleasance, pleasure, relish, satisfaction), кича се с, шега (chaff, fun, game, hoax, jape, jest, jig, joke, lark, pleasantry, prank, quiz, raillery, rib, tease, trick, waggery), шегувам се (chaff, gag, jape, jest, joke, jolly, rally, rot), развлечение (amusement, avocation, distraction, divertissement, enjoyment, fun, pastime, pleasure, recreation, relaxation, resource), развратник (debauchee, fornicator, goat, lecher, libertine, profligate, rep, roue, satyr, wanton, whore master), спорт, спортни игри, спортсмен (sportsman), забавлявам се (be amused, enjoy, have fun, play, roll about, step out). (various references) | |
Chinese | 体育. (various references) | |
Czech | sport. (various references) | |
Danish | sport (mutant). (various references) | |
Dutch | sport. (various references) | |
Esperanto | sporto. (various references) | |
Farsi | پوشیدن وبرخ دیگران ورزش , نمایش تفریحی , کشیدن ورزش وتفریح کردن , ورزش (Exercise, Pastime, Ploy, Practice, Practise), تفریحی (Social), سرگرمی (Avocation, Diversion, Fun, Game, Hobby, Hobbyhorse, Pastime, Recreation, Toy), سرگرم کردن (Amuse, Entertain, Inveigle, Occupy, Please), الت بازی , شکاروماهیگری وامثال ان , شوخی (Bob, Curvet, Fun, Game, Gig, Humor, Jape, Jest, Jink, Jocosity, Joke, Lark, Pleasantry, Prank, Quiz, Spree, Witticism), بازیچه (Plaything, Toy), بازی کردن 2 (Foul, Move, Perform, Play, Toy, Twiddle), بازی (Fun, Game, Play). (various references) | |
Finnish | sport-mutaatio, somaattinen mutaatio (somatic cell mutation, somatic mutation), urheilulaji (event), urheilu (athletics), mutantti (mutant), laji (brand, event, kind, make, sort, species). (various references) | |
French | sport (sporting). (various references) | |
Frisian | sport. (various references) | |
German | Sport (hobby, pastime, physical education, recreation, sports), sportart (kind of sport). (various references) | |
Greek | σπορ. (various references) | |
Hebrew | משחק (acting, game, pastime, play, plaything), לענוד (bind, decorate, wear), להשתעשע (dally, entertain, fool about with, fool around with, lark, play about, skylark, toy), לבדר (amuse, delight, divert, entertain, scatter), שעשוע (amusement, delight, enjoyment, entertainment, fun, game, pastime, plaything, pleasure), בחור טוב, צחוק (fun, jest, laugh, laughter, merriment, mockery), ספורט. (various references) | |
Hungarian | testgyakorlás (exercise, physical training), sport (athletics, game, sporting, sports), szórakozás (amusement, distraction, divertissement, entertainment, fling, fun, high jinks, junket, pastime, picnic, play, pleasure, recreation, refreshing, relaxation), stramm fickó, sportág, rendellenesen fejlődött szerv, rendellenesen fejlődött ember, jó pajtás, jó haver (sidekick), játék (acting, backlash, clearance, game, performance, play, quiz, slack, toy), időtöltés (amusement, diversion, fooling about, pastime, ploy, time), fair ember. (various references) | |
Icelandic | íþrótt. (various references) | |
Indonesian | olahraga. (various references) | |
Irish | spórt. (various references) | |
Italian | sport (sports). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 戯れ (caprice, flirtation, fun, jest, joke, play), スペックル干渉計 (cum, semen, sparing, special purpose, speckle interferometer, spell, spelling, spelunker, spencer jacket, sperm, spoke, spokesman, spokesperson, spokeswoman, sports car, sports center, sports club, sports drink, sports event, sports fair, sports programmer, sports shoes, sports test, sports trainer, sportscaster, sportsman, sportsmanship, sportswear, sportswoman, sportswriter, superiority complex). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | たわむれ (caprice, flirtation, fun, jest, joke, play), スポーツ . (various references) | |
Korean | 스포츠. (various references) | |
Manx | taishbyney (argue, demonstrate, display, evidence, evince; parade, exhibit, exposure, feature, manifest, produce, production, reveal, revelation, show, show down, show off), spoyrt (fun, sports), er y chloie, cloie (act, boil, bubble, charade, enact, event, extemporise, game, match, monkey, perform, performance, play, represent, skylark). (various references) | |
Occitan | despòrt. (various references) | |
Papiamen | deporte. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ortspay.(various references) | |
Polish | sport. (various references) | |
Portuguese | esporte. (various references) | |
Romanian | sportiv (sporting, sportive, sports, sportsman), sport (sports), se distra (amuse, dally, enjoy oneself, entertain oneself, frolic, have a good time, have fun, rejoice, revel), se amuza (dally, enjoy oneself, have a good time, recreate), sportsman (sportsman), glumi cu, agrement (agreement, amusement, assent, consent, diversion, gratification, pleasure, recreation, resource), bãiat bun (regular guy, topper), bãtaie de joc (banter, derision, flout, mockery), campionat (championship, tournament), concurs sportiv, curte (address, addresses, attention, attentions, bar, close, court, courtship, courtyard, enclosure, forecourt, love making, stack yard, suit, yard), distracţie (absence-mindedness, amusement, dalliance, distraction, diversion, do, drollery, entertainment, frolic, fun, jest, jocularity, jollity, merriment, merry making, pastime, recreation, revel, skittle, sporting), dragoste (affection, attachment, charity, dearness, endearment, flame, fondness, intrigue, love, love affair, love making), etala (demonstrate, display, exhibit, expose, flourish, parade, spread, trot out), expune (air, carry forth, demonstrate, discourse, display, endanger, enounce, exhibit, explain, explicate, expose, expound, lay out, propound, relate, show, spread, state, unfold, weather, word), a-şi bate joc de (ballyrag, deride, have a fling at, hold in derision, lash, make fun of, mock, scamp, sneer, trifle), glumã (chaff, farce, frolic, fun, gag, game, jape, jest, joke, lark, play, prank, trick, wheeze, wisecrack, wit, witticism), haz (frolic, fun, gracefulness, humor, humour, jocularity, salt, spicery, wit), joc (acting, dance, dancing, game, lap, lost motion, pastime, recreation, sporting), juca (act, dance, enact, frolic, gamble, gambol, game, hazard, interpret, perform, play, present, produce, put on, stake, trifle, wanton), jucãrie (bauble, child's play, gewgaw, plaything, tool, toy, trifle), persoanã loialã, purta cu ostentaţie, face sport. (various references) | |
Russian | спорт. (various references) | |
Scottish | spors, uislinn, mithlean, macnas, àbhachd (humour, merriment), àbhacas. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | sportski (sports, sportsmanlike), sport, momak (bachelor, boy, boyfriend, bugger, chap, gossoon, guy, jack, lad, skate), bonvivan (good-timer, playboy). (various references) | |
Spanish | deporte (game, lift, spore), sport. (various references) | |
Swedish | sport (games, sports), idrott (athletics, games, physical training, sports), ståta med. (various references) | |
Turkish | sportif (sporting), sporsever (sporty), spor yapmak, spor (spore, sporting, sports), soyundan farklı özellikler gösteren canlı, oyuncak (plaything, putty, toy), övünmek (be proud, be proud of, boast, brag, crow, exult, gas, glory, pique oneself on smth., plume oneself on, plume oneself upon, praise oneself, pride oneself, pride oneself on, sing one's own praises, talk big, vapor, vapour, vaunt), şaka (badinage, banter, chaff, drollery, fun, game, hell, humor, humour, jest, joke, lark, monkeyshiness, pleasantry, quiz, waggery, waggishness, wheeze, wisecrack, witticism), şaka söylemek (jest), centilmen (gallant, gent, gentleman, Sahib, sportsman), eğlence (amusement, bash, beano, blow out, carnival, conviviality, distraction, diversion, entertainment, festivity, fete, frolic, fun, gag, gaiety, high jinks, jamboree, jollification, jolliness, jollity, merriment, merrymaking, party, pastime, play, plaything, racket, recreation, recreational, rejoicing, relaxation, revel, saturnalia, setout), eğlenmek (amuse oneself, be amused, disport oneself, fool, frolic, get a ball out of smth., go on a spree, have a good time, have fun, laugh away, make fun, make merry, make merry over, recreate oneself, revel, rollick), örnek insan (spirit), oyun (act, acting, canard, dance, device, frolic, game, hoax, performance, play, presentment, representation, spectacle, stage play, trick, wheeze), zevk düşkünü kimse (good-time charlie), takılmak (banter, be affixed, be attached, catch, chaff, chip, guy, hang out, haunt, hook, impose oneself on, jam, jam in, jolly, Josh, kid, lark, lark about, lark around, lock, lock on, pull smb.'s leg, rally, rib, rot, seize, seize up, snag, stick, stick around, tease), gösteriş yapmak (display, flaunt, make a demonstration, make a great display, make a show of, parade, show off, splurge, swank). (various references) | |
Turkmen | sport (r). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | спорт, гратися (dandle, frolic, play, toy, wanton), виставляти напоказ (expose, parade), витівка (caper, contrivance, device, devilment, gambade, gambado, lark, prank), займатися спортом, забава (amusement, fun, sporting, toy), полюваня. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự nô đùa (frisk, frolic, play), sự chơi đùa, trò trớ trêu cuộc giải trí, trò cười (derision, laughing-stock), trò đùa (game, playgame), thể thao sự giải trí, người trung thực (sportsman), người thẳng thắn (sportsman), người có tinh thần tượng võ. (various references) | |
Welsh | sbort (fun, game), mabolgamp (athletics, feat, game). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | jocus, lasciviens, lascivitis, lude, ludum, ludus. (various references) |
| Old French | 900-1400 | desport. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Matthew Chapter 27, Verse 31 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai ote enepaixan autw exedusan auton thn clamuda kai enedusan auton ta imatia autou kai aphgagon auton eiV to staurwsai |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et postquam inluserunt ei exuerunt eum clamydem et induerunt eum vestimentis eius et duxerunt eum ut crucifigerent |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | ænd æfter þan þe hy hine þus bysemeredon.hyo unscridden hine þam sicchele.& scyrden hine mid hys agene reafe. ændlædden hyne to ahonne. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And aftir that thei hadden scorned him, thei vnclothiden hym of the mantil, and thei clothiden hym with hise clothis, and ledden hym to `crucifien hym. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And when they had mocked him they toke the robe of him ageyne and put his awne reymet on him and leed him awaye to crucify him. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And when they had made sport of him, they took the robe off him, and put his clothing on him, and took him away to put him on the cross. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Matthew Chapter 27, Verse 31 |
| Cebuano | Tapus sa ilang pagbugalbugal kaniya, siya gihukasan nila sa kupo ug giuli pagsul-ob kaniya ang iyang kaugalingong mga sapot, ug unya ilang gidala siya aron ilang ilansang sa krus. |
| Croatian | Pošto ga izrugaše, svukoše mu plašt, obukoše mu njegove haljine pa ga odvedoše da ga razapnu. |
| Danish | Og da de havde spottet ham, toge de Kappen af ham og iførte ham hans egne Klæder og førte ham hen for at korsfæste ham. |
| Dutch | En toen zij Hem bespot hadden, deden zij Hem den mantel af, en deden Hem Zijn klederen aan, en leidden Hem heen om te kruisigen. |
| Finnish | Ja kun he olivat häntä pilkanneet, riisuivat he häneltä vaipan, pukivat hänet hänen omiin vaatteisiinsa ja veivät hänet pois ristiinnaulittavaksi. |
| French | Après s`être ainsi moqués de lui, ils lui ôtèrent le manteau, lui remirent ses vêtements, et l`emmenèrent pour le crucifier. |
| German | Und da sie ihn verspottet hatten, zogen sie ihm seine Kleider an und führten ihn hin, daß sie ihn kreuzigten. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Sesudah mempermainkan Dia, mereka membuka jubah ungu itu lalu mengenakan kembali pakaian-Nya sendiri. Kemudian Ia dibawa ke luar untuk disalibkan. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Setelah diolok-olokkannya, maka disentaknya pula jubah itu, dikenakannya pakaian-Nya sendiri, lalu membawa Dia pergi, supaya disalibkan. |
| Italian | Dopo averlo così schernito, lo spogliarono del mantello, gli fecero indossare i suoi vestiti e lo portarono via per crocifiggerlo. |
| Maori | Na, ka mutu ta ratou tawai ki a ia, ka tihorea atu i runga i a ia te kakahu ra, whakakahuria ana ona ki a ia, a arahina ana ia kia ripekatia. |
| Norwegian | Og da de hadde hånet ham, tok de kappen av ham og klædde ham i hans egne klær, og førte ham bort for å korsfeste ham. |
| Portuguese | Depois de o terem escarnecido, despiram-lhe o manto, puseram-lhe as suas vestes, e levaram-no para ser crucificado. |
| Rumanian | Dupqce wi-au bqtut astfel joc de El, L-au desbrqcat de haina stacojie, L-au kmbrqcat cu hainele Lui, wi L-au dus sq -L rqstigneascq. |
| Shuar | Tura Núkap wishikrar kapaaku pushin aitkiar ni pushirin aentsrarmiayi. Nuyá Krúsnum maatai tusar Júkiarmiayi. |
| Spanish | Y cuando se habían burlado de él, le quitaron el manto, le pusieron sus propios vestidos y le llevaron para crucificarle. |
| Swahili | Baada ya kumdhihaki, wakamvua lile joho, wakamvika nguo zake, kisha wakampeleka kumsulubisha. |
| Swedish | Och när de så hade begabbat honom, klädde de av honom manteln och satte på honom hans egna kläder och förde honom bort till att korsfästas. |
| Uma | Ka'oti-na rapopo'ore' hewa toe, raroncu-mi baju to rabajui-ki we'i pai' ra'uncoi' nculii' -i pohea-na moto-mi. Oti toe rakeni-imi hilou hi mali ngata bona raparika'. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "sport": sported, sporter, sporters, sportfisherman, sportfishermen, sportfishing, sportfishings, sportful, sportfully, sportfulness, sportfulnesses, sportier, sportiest, sportif, sportily, sportiness, sportinesses, sporting, sportingly, sportive, sportively, sportiveness, sportivenesses, sports, sportscast, sportscaster, sportscasters, sportscasting, sportscastings, sportscasts, sportsman, sportsmanlike, sportsmanly, sportsmanship, sportsmanships, sportsmen, sportswear, sportswoman, sportswomen, sportswriter, sportswriters, sportswriting, sportswritings, sporty. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "sport": cotransport, disport, gosport, multisport, passport, spoilsport, transport. (additional references) | |
Words containing "sport": cotransported, cotransporting, cotransports, disported, disporting, disportment, disportments, disports, gosports, nonsporting, passports, spoilsports, transportabilities, transportability, transportable, transportation, transportational, transportations, transported, transportee, transportees, transporter, transporters, transporting, transports, unsportsmanlike. (additional references) | |
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"Sport" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: apport, asport, Eport, Espert, opport, psor, psora, scort, sornt, spart, spert, sphor, spoit, spoot, spor, sporch, spork, sporn, Sporto, spott, spowt, sproat, sprot, stort, suport. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "sport" (pronounced spô"rt) |
| 5 | s p ô" r t | transport. |
| 4 | -p ô" r t | comport, import, deport, misreport, port, report, support, teleport, underreport. |
| 3 | -ô" r t | abort, assort, athwart, boart, bort, cavort, consort, contort, court, distort, escort, exhort, extort, Fort, forte, Mort, ort, quart, resort, short, snort, sort, Swart, thwart, tort, torte, wart. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: ports, prost, strop. | |
| Words within the letters "o-p-r-s-t" | |
-1 letter: opts, orts, port, post, pots, pros, rots, sort, spot, stop, tops, tors, trop. | |
-2 letters: ops, opt, ors, ort, pot, pro, rot, sop, sot, top, tor. | |
-3 letters: op, or, os, so, to. | |
| Words containing the letters "o-p-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: pastor, poster, presto, prosit, repots, respot, ripost, sports, sporty, sprout, stoper, strops, stupor, thorps, topers, tripos, tromps, troops, tropes. | |
+2 letters: airpost, captors, copters, cryptos, deports, disport, esparto, exports, gosport, hotspur, imports, parrots, partons, pastors, patrols, patrons, petrols, petrous, poorest, portals, porters, postern, posters, posture, postwar, pothers, potters, potzers, pouters, powters, presort, prestos, pretors, probits, profits, projets, prompts, prosect, prostie, proteas, protest, proteus, protist, protons, protyls, provost, prowest, ragtops, raptors, redtops, replots, reports, reposit, respots, riposte, riposts, ripstop, ropiest, seaport, sported, sporter, sportif, spotter, spouter, sprouts, stomper, stooper, stopers, stopper, strophe, stroppy, stupors, support, tarpons, thorpes, toppers, torpids, torpors, tripods, trompes, tropics, tropins, tropism, troupes, uproots. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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