sports

[spawrts, spohrts]

adjective

1. of or relating to a sport or sports, especially of the open-air or athletic kind.

   a sports festival.

2. (of garments, equipment, etc.) suitable for use in open-air sports or for outdoor or informal use.

sports

/ spɔːts /

noun

1. (modifier) relating to, concerned with, or used in sports

   sports equipment

2. (modifier) relating to or similar to a sports car

   sports seats

3. Also called: sports day. a meeting held at a school or college for competitions in various athletic events

Word History and Origins

Origin of sports¹

First recorded in 1910–15; sport + -s ³

Example Sentences

“He said, ‘But you are a white guy who writes about sports,’” Pearlman said of the initial discussion.

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Scotland's public sports facilities saw numbers decline by 21% in that time to 43 million last year.

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Rozier and Jones allegedly "participated in one of the most brazen sports corruption schemes since online sports betting became widely legalized in the United States," Nocella said.

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These arrests come as sports organizations grapple with a bleak new reality that has emerged since states began legalizing sports betting in 2018: Players at all levels are becoming entangled in betting schemes.

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Billups’s arrest was in connection with illegal gambling, not sports betting, the people familiar with the matter said.

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Related Words

• business 
• play 
• sport