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Pronunciation:
[ spˈɔːt], [ spˈɔːt], [ s_p_ˈɔː_t]
The word sport is often used to describe physical activities, games and competitions that we participate in for enjoyment, exercise or as a profession. However, there are many other words that can be used to describe similar activities, such as games, athletics, recreation, exercise, pastime and physical activity. These words are often used interchangeably with sport, but they can also have specific meanings and nuances that set them apart. For example, athletics can suggest a more competitive and sports-focused activity, while pastime can suggest a more leisurely and relaxing activity. Ultimately, the variety of synonyms available allows us to describe and appreciate the wide range of physical activities that we enjoy.
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sport event, sporting event, international sport event, sports team, what is the sport called, sporting goods store
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Similar words for sport:
- experienced (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- act (noun)
- amusement (noun)
- athlete (noun)
- athletics (noun)
- boast (noun)
- caper (noun)
- competition (noun)
- contest (noun)
- craze (noun)
- disport (noun)
- diversion (noun)
- entertainment (noun)
- fad (noun)
- festivity (noun)
- flirting (noun)
- fool (noun)
- freak (noun)
- frivolity (noun)
- frolic (noun)
- fun (noun)
- fun, joking (noun)
- gaiety (noun)
- hobby (noun)
- interest (noun)
- jest (noun)
- joke (noun)
- jokingly (noun)
- joy (noun)
- lark (noun)
- lark about (noun)
- merriment/merrymaking (noun)
- mirth (noun)
- mockery (noun)
- mutant (noun)
- nonresident (noun)
- novelty (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- person who takes kidding (noun)
- play (noun)
- playboy (noun)
- prank (noun)
- prodigal (noun)
- racing (noun)
- raillery (noun)
- recreation (noun)
- recreational activity; entertainment (noun)
- rollick (noun)
- romp (noun)
- run-around (noun)
- scorn (noun)
- spendthrift (noun)
- sport (noun)
- target (noun)
- trick (noun)
- vicissitude (noun)
- whim (noun)
- wrinkle (noun)
- brandish (verb)
- cavort (verb)
- dandle (verb)
- display (verb)
- display, wear (verb)
- flaunt (verb)
- frolic (verb)
- gambol (verb)
- joke (verb)
- manifest (verb)
- model (verb)
- parade (verb)
- play (verb)
- recreate (verb)
- romp (verb)
- show (verb)
- toy (verb)
- wear (verb)
- other synonyms
- boxing
- brandish
- cavort
- contest
- dandy
- frisk
- gambol
- grappling
- ice hockey
- lawn tennis
- manifest
- model
- other relevant words
- pugilism
- romp
- run-around
Synonyms for Sport:
adj.
• experienced (adjective)- wellversed,
- knowing ones stuff,
- most well versed,
- having something the ball,
- knowing stuff,
- veteran,
- most dynamite,
- vetest,
- Worldlywise,
- more well versed,
- most well-versed,
- knowing score,
- having the ball,
- having on the ball,
- more wellversed,
- the right stuff,
- Sporter,
- most wellversed,
- more dynamite,
- having something on the ball,
- sportest,
- well versed,
- having on ball,
- pro,
- in know,
- having something ball,
- knowing one stuff,
- more well-versed,
- having something on ball.
n.
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- jesting,
- raillery,
- pleasantry,
- make no secret of something,
- voice,
- drollery,
- surrender,
- escapade,
- render,
- tomfoolery,
- express yourself,
- give away,
- offer,
- laughter,
- antics.
-
•
- animal,
- adult,
- beast of burden,
- big game,
- arthropod,
- amphibian,
- contest,
- biped,
- beast,
- bear,
- arachnid.
-
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- samaritan,
- treasure,
- angel,
- saint,
- go-to guy,
- fairy godmother,
- dear,
- star,
- rake,
- rascal,
- clown,
- savior,
- mensch.
-
•
- challenge,
- cup,
- crown,
- clash,
- close season,
- bye,
- championship,
- the Commonwealth Games,
- card.
-
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- irony,
- humour,
- wit,
- comedy of errors,
- slapstick.
- hilarity,
- celebration,
- refreshment,
- stimulation,
- levity,
- distraction,
- Jolliness,
- tonic,
- pleasure,
- merriment,
- humor.
- sportspeople,
- games player,
- superjock,
- sportspersons,
- iron person,
- gorilla,
- sportsperson,
- muscle person,
- Gorillas.
- tug-of-war,
- racing,
- do or die,
- go for it,
- one on one,
- strife,
- dog eat dog,
- concours,
- athletic event,
- rivalry,
- athletic events,
- matchups,
- matchup,
- quiz,
- pairing off,
- go for the gold,
- horse race.
- fad.
- de-lights,
- field days,
- de light,
- fun gameses,
- re laxation,
- de-light,
- de lights,
- fun games,
- merry go rounds,
- whoopees,
- re-laxations,
- re laxations,
- fun and gameses,
- re-laxation.
- mis shape,
- mis-shape,
- mis-creations,
- mis-creation,
- mis-shapes,
- mis creation,
- mis shapes,
- miscreations,
- mis creations.
- fribbles,
- frivolousnesses,
- non senses,
- shallownesses,
- non-senses,
- non sense,
- dallyings,
- coquettings,
- non-sense,
- triflings,
- flummeries,
- toyings.
- lark.
- joviality,
- jocoseness,
- jokes,
- vicissitude,
- crazies,
- scorn,
- miscreation,
- innovativeness,
- jives,
- superficialities,
- blow out,
- self-indulgence,
- freak,
- trick,
- jig,
- take-in,
- buffoonery,
- spenders,
- gimmick,
- Fribble,
- living it up,
- good time,
- inti,
- competition,
- Skylarking,
- bon mot,
- merry-go-round,
- Festivities,
- play,
- Mummeries,
- pigeons,
- Buffooneries,
- joke,
- amusement,
- puerility,
- big spender,
- funny business,
- merry go round,
- merry-go-rounds,
- gem,
- jive,
- playboy,
- mockery,
- Festivals,
- wingding,
- trifling,
- Leisure Activities,
- Divertissement,
- feint,
- nonsense,
- entertainment,
- mummery,
- pride and joy,
- Newfangledness,
- lots of laughs,
- chestnuts,
- clambake,
- shallowness,
- spendthrift,
- rib tickler,
- athlete,
- Rencounter,
- foolery,
- sailings,
- by-word,
- mid-course correction,
- Despisement,
- compulsive shopper,
- whim,
- tournament,
- junketings,
- superficiality,
- caper,
- game,
- squanderer,
- fun and games,
- Revelment,
- re-creation,
- sitting duck,
- repartee,
- scornfulness,
- rib-tickler,
- ravishment,
- transpositions,
- send-up,
- diversion,
- prank,
- shaggy-dog story,
- Fooleries,
- gaiety,
- high spirits,
- passing thought,
- whimsicality,
- dos,
- flirting,
- Leisure Activity,
- hobby,
- oglings,
- chestnut,
- schtick,
- junketing,
- mirthfulness,
- take-offs,
- by-words,
- transposition,
- take-off,
- joy,
- mutability,
- pet topic,
- mirth,
- HAHA,
- switchover,
- profligates,
- frivolity,
- fun,
- Funnies,
- flummery,
- tearings,
- Regalement,
- mutabilities,
- colorfulness,
- rushings,
- favorite occupation,
- playtime,
- fruition,
- dissipators,
- wingdings,
- festivity,
- frivolousness,
- frolic,
- squanderers,
- Laughters,
- merriments,
- jocularity,
- modernity,
- gaming,
- Jollies,
- recreation,
- whoopee,
- spender,
- modernities,
- leisure pursuit,
- good times,
- Contemptuousness,
- Puerilities,
- jestee,
- mutation,
- sideline,
- dissipator,
- pastime,
- jocundity,
- joyousness,
- interest,
- divertissements,
- re-creations,
- newfangled contraption,
- sendup,
- beguilements,
- PUNS,
- merriness,
- Ogling,
- relaxation,
- grotesques,
- glitter,
- prodigal,
- jest,
- field day,
- send up,
- pigeon,
- beguilement,
- whimsicalities,
- obsession,
- REC,
- target,
- showiness,
- queers,
- monstrosity.
- rounders,
- swingers,
- lover boy,
- make-out artist,
- Wolves,
- lady killer,
- tomcats,
- chaser,
- pleasure seeker,
- swinger,
- whorehound,
- tomcat,
- night owl,
- gay dog,
- chasers,
- lady-killer.
- hurryings,
- gallopings,
- competings,
- sprintings,
- sportings,
- trottings,
- whizzings,
- dashings,
- flyings,
- dartings.
- re pose,
- re creation,
- re creations,
- r r,
- RECS,
- re-pose.
- romp.
- de-spite,
- de-spites,
- contemptuousnesses,
- dis regard,
- dis-regard,
- de spites,
- de spite,
- despites,
- dis regards,
- tauntings,
- scornfulnesses,
- dis-regards,
- despisements,
- jeerings.
- re versal,
- ups downs,
- un certainty,
- re-volution,
- mid course correction,
- midcourse correction,
- mid course corrections,
- re-volutions,
- un certainties,
- re volutions,
- trans positions,
- trans position,
- re-versal,
- un-certainties,
- mid-course corrections,
- trans-position,
- midcourse corrections,
- trans-positions,
- about face,
- switchovers,
- un-certainty.
v.
• brandish (verb)- comes strong,
- came strong,
- ex-pose,
- dis-ported,
- ex-posing,
- comes on strong,
- throws weight around,
- ex posed,
- dis-porting,
- come strong,
- ex pose,
- dis porting,
- coming strong,
- came on strong,
- threw weight around,
- ex-posed,
- dis ported.
- horseplaying,
- go places do things,
- caracoles,
- went places do things,
- going places do things,
- Caracoled,
- goes places do things,
- caracoling,
- goes places and do things,
- going places and do things,
- went places and do things,
- horseplayed,
- roughhoused,
- monkeyed around,
- monkeys around.
- ride knee,
- rid knee,
- rode knee,
- rode on knee,
- rides on knee,
- rid on knee,
- toys with,
- toying with,
- riding on knee,
- riding knee,
- rides knee.
- dis-playing,
- opens out,
- ex tended,
- re presented,
- ex tends,
- dis play,
- un-folded,
- un folded,
- dis-play,
- grand-standing,
- brings to view,
- be-trays,
- be trays,
- dis-plays,
- pro-mote,
- grand standing,
- re-presented,
- be tray,
- un-rolling,
- dis-closed,
- pro moting,
- un roll,
- un masked,
- makes clear,
- un covered,
- ex-tended,
- grand-stands,
- re present,
- un folding,
- un fold,
- brought to view,
- re-presenting,
- dis plays,
- pre-sents,
- bringing to view,
- un masking,
- un-cover,
- un-mask,
- brought view,
- re presenting,
- pre sent,
- un-masked,
- un-rolls,
- ex-tend,
- un-covers,
- dis-closes,
- be-tray,
- un-veiled,
- un folds,
- ex tending,
- ex-tending,
- dis closes,
- un-roll,
- un rolls,
- re veals,
- dis closing,
- dis playing,
- sets out,
- stretching out,
- bring view,
- dis-played,
- un covers,
- un furling,
- un veiling,
- un mask,
- dis played,
- dis closed,
- ex tend,
- grand stands,
- un furled,
- re-presents,
- un-covering,
- dis close,
- un-fold,
- un veiled,
- grand stand,
- bringing view,
- un covering,
- makes known,
- un-rolled,
- re-veal,
- un-masking,
- un-veils,
- Re-present,
- re presents,
- un-furled,
- un-veil,
- un veil,
- un-masks,
- re-veals,
- un-folding,
- pro-moting,
- un rolled,
- un rolling,
- pre-sent,
- un-veiling,
- un cover,
- dis-closing,
- un-folds,
- pro-motes,
- un veils,
- un-furling,
- un masks,
- brings view,
- dis-close,
- ex-tends.
- fans it,
- waved around,
- rolls out,
- flashed about,
- showing and tell,
- letting it all hang out,
- whipt out,
- letting it hang out,
- let hang out,
- makes scene,
- made a scene,
- making a scene,
- de clares,
- made scene,
- letted hang out,
- show tell,
- flashes about,
- letted it hang out,
- pro claims,
- shows tell,
- letting hang out,
- smacks with,
- make scene,
- put an act,
- smacked with,
- shows and tell,
- pro claim,
- whipping out,
- showed and tell,
- letted it all hang out,
- waves around,
- whipped out,
- lets it hang out,
- showed tell,
- letted all hang out,
- flashing about,
- de-clare,
- lets hang out,
- sprang on,
- letting all hang out,
- pro claiming,
- put act,
- smacking with,
- showing tell,
- fanned it,
- springs on,
- waving around,
- sprung on,
- pro-claims,
- let all hang out,
- springing on,
- pro-claiming,
- hotdogged,
- whips out,
- makes a scene,
- pro claimed,
- fanning it,
- let it hang out,
- rolling out,
- lets it all hang out,
- de clare,
- making scene,
- lets all hang out,
- de-clares.
- kicking up one's heels,
- kicks up one heels,
- letted go,
- went on tear,
- cutting capers,
- going a tear,
- kicked up one's heels,
- kicking ones heels,
- kicked up ones heels,
- kick up ones heels,
- kicked heels,
- kicking up ones heels,
- kicks up one's heels,
- kicking up heels,
- cuts capers,
- kicks heels,
- went tear,
- goes on tear,
- whoops up,
- kick heels,
- kicked up one heels,
- kicked up heels,
- kicking heels,
- kicking up one heels,
- kicking one's heels,
- went on a tear,
- goes a tear,
- whoop up,
- kicking one heels,
- going on tear,
- kick up one heels,
- goes tear,
- went a tear,
- whooping it up,
- whooping up,
- raised hell,
- letted loose,
- kicks up ones heels,
- going tear,
- kicked ones heels,
- kicked one heels,
- go on tear,
- go tear,
- kicked one's heels,
- whooped it up,
- whoops it up,
- goes on a tear,
- go a tear,
- kick ones heels,
- whooped up,
- kick one heels,
- raises hell,
- kicks up heels,
- kicks one heels,
- kicks one's heels,
- going on a tear,
- kicks ones heels.
- kibitzing around,
- kibitzed around,
- cutting a caper,
- cutting caper,
- kibitzes around,
- cuts a caper,
- cuts caper,
- cut caper.
- played clown,
- pulls ones leg,
- de-rides,
- de riding,
- poking fun,
- de-ride,
- pulling ones leg,
- pulling leg,
- de-riding,
- playing clown,
- pulls one's leg,
- pulled one leg,
- pull ones leg,
- play clown,
- pulls leg,
- pulled leg,
- pokes fun,
- plays the clown,
- pull one leg,
- plays clown,
- poked fun,
- played the clown,
- de rides,
- pulled ones leg,
- pulled one's leg,
- pulls one leg,
- playing the clown,
- playing tricks,
- played tricks,
- plays tricks,
- de ride,
- pulling one leg.
- ex-press,
- ex-pressing,
- ostending,
- personizes,
- personized,
- ostended,
- ex pressed,
- ex press,
- ostends,
- sets forth,
- ex pressing,
- personizing.
- march review,
- marching in review,
- marches review,
- marched in review,
- marching review,
- marched review,
- marches in review.
- being life of party,
- art life of party,
- going spree,
- entertaining oneself,
- be team,
- be life party,
- are life party,
- goes spree,
- idled away,
- going on spree,
- wast life of party,
- is team,
- wert on a team,
- art life party,
- am a team,
- am life of party,
- being on team,
- let ones hair down,
- were life of party,
- am life party,
- am on team,
- went on spree,
- were on team,
- went a spree,
- wert life party,
- lets ones hair down,
- kibitzed,
- is a team,
- was on team,
- amuses oneself,
- kibitzes,
- go spree,
- letting one's hair down,
- lets hair down,
- was life of party,
- being life party,
- art team,
- was a team,
- being a team,
- being team,
- is life of party,
- am team,
- amusing oneself,
- goes a spree,
- wert a team,
- go on spree,
- is on a team,
- were on a team,
- are a team,
- wast on team,
- let one hair down,
- letted ones hair down,
- wert on team,
- wast life party,
- being on a team,
- letted one's hair down,
- lets one hair down,
- was on a team,
- letting hair down,
- are life of party,
- entertained oneself,
- wast team,
- entertains oneself,
- are on a team,
- letted one hair down,
- art a team,
- engaging in,
- takes part,
- wast on a team,
- goes on a spree,
- letted hair down,
- were a team,
- went spree,
- amused oneself,
- engages in,
- were life party,
- letting ones hair down,
- are team,
- goes on spree,
- wert life of party,
- be on team,
- wast a team,
- idling away,
- going on a spree,
- going a spree,
- is on team,
- be a team,
- letting one hair down,
- go a spree,
- were team,
- lets one's hair down,
- wert team,
- are on team,
- idles away,
- am on a team,
- was life party,
- was team,
- is life party,
- went on a spree.
- go on town,
- goes town,
- rollics,
- goes the town,
- went on the town,
- went town,
- went the town,
- going the town,
- going on the town,
- going town,
- going on town,
- goes on town,
- go the town,
- go town,
- went on town,
- skylarked,
- goes on the town.
- got in to,
- suiting up,
- fits out,
- clad oneself,
- dresses in,
- dressing in,
- hast on,
- getting into,
- slipt on,
- slipped on,
- gets in to,
- gotten into,
- am dressed in,
- gotten in to,
- clothes oneself,
- hadst on,
- suits up,
- having on,
- gets into,
- slips on,
- gat into,
- clothing oneself,
- is dressed in,
- wert dressed in,
- getting in to,
- get in to,
- are dressed in,
- hath on,
- clothed oneself,
- gat in to,
- slipping on,
- were dressed in,
- haddest on,
- wast dressed in,
- drest in,
- being dressed in.
Other synonyms:
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- hunt,
- basketball,
- sweater,
- Bub,
- shirt,
- gambler,
- prize fight,
- roughhouse,
- sunshine,
- spar,
- jollity.
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- son.
-
•
- boy.
-
•
- master.
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- man.
- Disported,
- throw weight around,
- coming on strong,
- Disporting,
- throwing weight around,
- Wielding,
- come on strong.
- monkeying around,
- fooling around,
- monkey around,
- Danced,
- go places and do things,
- dancing,
- frisk,
- caracole.
- fop.
- personalized,
- Ostend,
- set forth,
- Strutted,
- Personize,
- incarnates,
- setting forth,
- Incarnating,
- externalize,
- Incarnated.
- wear,
- stretched out,
- jollied,
- laid bare,
- be dressed in,
- was dressed in,
- fitting out,
- jollying,
- making clear,
- opened out,
- be on a team,
- let hair down,
- making merry,
- lets go,
- toy,
- spring on,
- dandle,
- Punned,
- engage in,
- let loose,
- go on a tear,
- cavort,
- re-create,
- dressed in,
- spreading out,
- Quipped,
- take part,
- play games,
- unfurls,
- Wantoning,
- got into,
- march in review,
- go on a spree,
- lay bare,
- playing games,
- raise hell,
- has on,
- Grand-stand,
- play tricks,
- kick up heels,
- shows,
- make clear,
- clothe oneself,
- make known,
- stretch out,
- letting loose,
- kick up one's heels,
- hotdog,
- japed,
- whoop it up,
- funned,
- showcases,
- Petted,
- makes merry,
- showcased,
- Frolicking,
- toy with,
- funning,
- showcase,
- bring to view,
- pull leg,
- idle away,
- lets loose,
- led on,
- be life of party,
- made merry,
- fit out,
- punning,
- setting out,
- whip out,
- suit up,
- Vied,
- laying bare,
- have on,
- spoofed,
- kibitzing,
- suited up,
- wisecracked,
- put on act,
- made clear,
- spreed,
- Harnessing,
- rolled out,
- let one's hair down,
- pull one's leg,
- roll out,
- kick one's heels,
- parade,
- spreeing,
- flash about,
- took part,
- model,
- joking,
- Flaunting,
- jiving,
- had on,
- lays bare,
- display,
- entertain oneself,
- opening out,
- play the clown,
- kibitz,
- slip on,
- raising hell,
- flaunt,
- spread out,
- pulling one's leg,
- smack with,
- showcasing,
- leads on,
- stretches out,
- recreate,
- hotdogs,
- made known,
- Quipping,
- brandish,
- wisecracking,
- poke fun,
- ride on knee,
- let it all hang out,
- taking part,
- amuse oneself,
- making known,
- cut capers,
- make a scene,
- set out,
- japing,
- deal in,
- engaged in,
- letting go,
- gambol,
- hotdogging,
- make merry,
- unfurled,
- wave around,
- lead on,
- spreads out,
- Wantoned,
- open out,
- dealing in,
- show,
- unveiled,
- spoofing,
- dress in,
- toyed with,
- fan it,
- manifest,
- Ragging,
- deals in,
- get into.
- ring.
How to use "Sport" in context?
Sport is a physical activity that is used to engage in physical and mental dexterity. There are many different types of sport that can be enjoyed by people. Sport can be fun, enjoyable and beneficial if done in moderation. Some examples of popular sport include basketball, track and field, soccer and cricket. Sport can help with overall physical and mental health. Sport can also help people develop skills, improve teamwork and communication, and increase discipline.
Paraphrases for Sport:
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Reverse Entailment
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Proper noun, singular
sporty.
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Noun, singular or mass
sportive.
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Proper noun, singular
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Independent
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Proper noun, singular
women, sets, manifestations, events, demonstrations, organisms.
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Noun, singular or mass
Fishermen.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
getting.
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Proper noun, singular
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
athlete, sporting, Sportsmen, expressions, athletes, sportif, multisport.
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Noun, plural
athletes.
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Noun, singular or mass
athlete, football, pleasure, racing, soccer, sporting, sportsman, sportsmanship, sportswear, sportfishing, sportspeople, sportswomen.
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Proper noun, singular
Homophones for Sport:
- separated, sabre-toothed, shipboard, severed, subpart, sheep rot, ship route, sybarite, spread, shepherd, siegfried, sparidae, seabird, sprit, sick berth, spread head, sick parade, support, subvert, spearhead, Sephardi, sprouted, soubrette, spheroid, sabertooth, sparid, superhet, shoebird, spirit, shepard, sea bird, spreadhead, saber-toothed, shipboard duty, suppurate, sprout, sparta, schubert, sprat, shipyard, supported, sprite, sporty, seaport, sabertoothed, soapwort, Sauce Verte, separate out, superiority, sowbread, seaboard, safe period, spread out, spread-out, scabbard, savoyard, severity, spirit away, spirt, separate, spurt, sobriety, spirited.
Hyponym for Sport:
n.
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act
job, business, line of work, occupation, line.
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act
v.
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