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sports¹

  • /spɔːɹts/
  • /spoɹts/
  • /spoəts/

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)ts

noun

  1. plural plural of sport

noun

  1. uncountable Synonym of sport (“the class of physical activies; athletics”).

    Similar: sport

verb sportses · sportsing · sportsed

  1. To participate in sports; typically used by a person with little interest in the subject to derisively elide details of the activity in question. But I have a feeling that in many senses the American consumer is getting over-sportsed.

sports²

  • /spɔːɹts/
  • /spoɹts/
  • /spoəts/

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)ts

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of sport

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: sportsman, athletics, run around, play, cavort, disport, gambol, romp, rollick, frolic, frisk, fun, feature, boast, sportswoman, nonresident

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MLA

"sports." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sports. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

sports. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sports

Chicago

"sports." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sports.

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@misc{sports_2026,
  title = {sports},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sports},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}