Meaning

• Noun

  1. Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.
  2. A person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship.
  3. Somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirably good-natured manner, e.g. to being teased or to losing a game; a good sport.
  4. That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement.
  5. Mockery, making fun; derision.
  6. A toy; a plaything; an object of mockery.
  7. Gaming for money as in racing, hunting, or fishing.
  8. A plant or an animal, or part of a plant or animal, which has some peculiarity not usually seen in the species; an abnormal variety or growth. The term encompasses both mutants and organisms with non-genetic developmental abnormalities such as birth defects.
  9. (slang) A sportsman; a gambler.
  10. (slang) One who consorts with disreputable people, including prostitutes.
  11. (obsolete) An amorous dalliance.
  12. (informal) A friend or acquaintance (chiefly used when speaking to the friend in question)
  13. Term of endearment used by an adult for a child, usually a boy.
  14. Play; idle jingle.

• Verb