Main Entry: 1sport
Pronunciation: \ˈspȯrt\
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, to divert, disport, short for disporten
Date: 15th century
intransitive verb 1 a : to amuse oneself : frolic <lambs sporting in the meadow> b : to engage in a sport
2 a : to mock or ridicule something b : to speak or act in jest : trifle
3 [2sport] : to deviate or vary abruptly from type (as by bud variation) : mutatetransitive verb 1 : to display or wear usually ostentatiously : boast <sporting expensive new shoes>
2 [2sport] : to put forth as a sport or bud variation
