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(Q349)Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.

A person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship.

Somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirably good-natured manner, e.g. to being teased or to losing a game; a good sport.

(archaic) That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement. +

(archaic) Mockery, making fun; derision.

A toy; a plaything; an object of mockery.

Gaming for money as in racing, hunting{{,}} or fishing.

A plant or an animal, or part of a plant or animal, which has some peculiarity not usually seen in the species; an abnormal variety or growth. The term encompasses both mutants and organisms with non-genetic developmental abnormalities such as birth defects.

A sportsman; a gambler.

One who consorts with disreputable people, including prostitutes.

An amorous dalliance.

(usually singular) A friend or acquaintance ''(chiefly used when speaking to the friend in question)'' +

{{non-gloss|Term of endearment used by an adult for a child, usually a boy}}.

(archaic) Play; idle jingle.

To amuse oneself, to play.

To mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with.

To display; to have as a notable feature.

(reflexive) To divert; to amuse; to make merry.

To represent by any kind of play.

To practise the diversions of the field or the turf; to be given to betting, as upon races.

To assume suddenly a new and different character from the rest of the plant or from the type of the species; said of a bud, shoot, plant, or animal.

(archaic) To close (a door).