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sports

[ spawrts, spohrts ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to a sport none or sports, especially of the open-air or athletic kind:

    a sports festival.

  2. (of garments, equipment, etc.) suitable for use in open-air sports or for outdoor or informal use.


sports

/ ɔːٲ /

noun

  1. modifier relating to, concerned with, or used in sports

    sports equipment

  2. modifier relating to or similar to a sports car

    sports seats

  3. Also calledsports day a meeting held at a school or college for competitions in various athletic events
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sports1

First recorded in 1910–15; sport none + -s 3none
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Did the sports section of The Times miss the memo that the Lakers are not the only team in town anymore?

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She taught me more in 20 seconds — a new way to listen, feel and understand — than I’d learned in 30 years of psychoanalysis and endurance sports.

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Shadow sports minister Louie French accused the government of "installing one of their key cronies at the helm of what should be an independent regulator".

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Babe Ruth's "called shot" jersey, sold for $24m in August, remains the most expensive match-worn item of sports memorabilia sold at auction.

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The website for the fest also featured vague promises of “an electrifying celebration of music, arts, cuisine, comedy, fashion, gaming, sports and treasure hunting.”

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