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sports
[ spawrts, spohrts ]
adjective
- of or relating to a sport none or sports, especially of the open-air or athletic kind:
a sports festival.
- (of garments, equipment, etc.) suitable for use in open-air sports or for outdoor or informal use.
sports
/ ɔːٲ /
noun
- modifier relating to, concerned with, or used in sports
sports equipment
- modifier relating to or similar to a sports car
sports seats
- Also calledsports day a meeting held at a school or college for competitions in various athletic events
Word History and Origins
Origin of sports1
Example Sentences
Did the sports section of The Times miss the memo that the Lakers are not the only team in town anymore?
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.
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".
Babe Ruth's "called shot" jersey, sold for $24m in August, remains the most expensive match-worn item of sports memorabilia sold at auction.
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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