1sport 
/ˈspoɚt/ noun
plural sports /ˈspoɚt/ noun 1 a [count] : a contest or game in which people do certain physical activities according to a specific set of rules and compete against each other
▪ My favorite (competitive) sports are tennis and volleyball. ▪ the sport of boxing ▪ Do you play a sport? = Do you play any sports? ▪ Baseball is a team sport. [=a sport played by teams] — often used in the plural especially in U.S. English to refer to sports in a general way ▪ My brother likes sports. [=he enjoys playing and/or watching games such as football, baseball, basketball, golf, etc.] ▪ I like watching sports on TV. ▪ She likes to play sports. — see also spectator sport, winter sport
b [noncount] Brit : sports in general
▪ He's not interested in sport. [=(US) sports] ▪ She likes to play sport. 2 : a physical activity (such as hunting, fishing, running, swimming, etc.) that is done for enjoyment [count] ▪ Ice-skating with friends is my favorite sport. [noncount] ▪ He hunts and fishes for sport. [=he hunts and fishes because he enjoys it and not as a job or because he needs food for survival] — see also blood sport 3 [count] a — used with good, bad, etc., to say if someone has behaved politely or not after losing a game or contest ▪ He lost but he was a good sport about it. [=he was not rude or angry about losing] ▪ Don't be a poor/bad sport. [=don't be angry or rude if you lose]
b informal + old-fashioned : someone who is kind or generous
▪ Be a (good) sport and let him play with you.
c informal + old-fashioned — used as a friendly way to address someone (especially a man) ▪ See you later, sport. ▪ Hey, sport [=buddy]. Can you tell me where the nearest gas station is?
▪ My favorite (competitive) sports are tennis and volleyball. ▪ the sport of boxing ▪ Do you play a sport? = Do you play any sports? ▪ Baseball is a team sport. [=a sport played by teams] — often used in the plural especially in U.S. English to refer to sports in a general way ▪ My brother likes sports. [=he enjoys playing and/or watching games such as football, baseball, basketball, golf, etc.] ▪ I like watching sports on TV. ▪ She likes to play sports. — see also spectator sport, winter sport
b [noncount] Brit : sports in general
▪ He's not interested in sport. [=(US) sports] ▪ She likes to play sport.
b informal + old-fashioned : someone who is kind or generous
▪ Be a (good) sport and let him play with you.
c informal + old-fashioned — used as a friendly way to address someone (especially a man) ▪ See you later, sport. ▪ Hey, sport [=buddy]. Can you tell me where the nearest gas station is?
in sport
somewhat formal + old-fashioned : in a joking way : in a way that is not serious
▪ Don't take offense. I was only saying it in sport. [=in fun]
▪ Don't take offense. I was only saying it in sport. [=in fun]
make sport of
somewhat formal + old-fashioned : to laugh at and make jokes about (someone or something) in an unkind way
▪ They made sport of [=made fun of] the way he talked.
▪ They made sport of [=made fun of] the way he talked.
