Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.
Something done for fun, regardless of its design or intended purpose.
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.
That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement.
Mockery, making fun; derision.
A toy; a plaything; an object of mockery.
Gaming for money as in racing, hunting, 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)
Play; idle jingle.
To amuse oneself, to play.
To mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with.
To display; to have as a notable feature.
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.
To close (a door).