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sport
noun
physical
games
and
activities
such
as
football
or
swimming
that
people
do
for
enjoyment
,
exercise
,
or
competition
•
Rania
does
sport
three
times
a
week
to
stay
fit
.
Rania
does
sport
three
times
a
week
to
stay
fit
.
•
Many
people
enjoy
watching
sport
on
television
at
the
weekend
.
Many
people
enjoy
watching
sport
on
television
at
the
weekend
.
From
Old
French
‘
desport
’
meaning
‘
leisure
,
amusement
’,
later
shortened
to
‘
sport
’.
noun
a
single
game
or
type
of
physical
activity
played
by
rules
,
such
as
basketball
or
tennis
•
Basketball
is
his
favorite
sport
.
Basketball
is
his
favorite
sport
.
•
Skiing
is
a
popular
winter
sport
in
the
mountains
.
Skiing
is
a
popular
winter
sport
in
the
mountains
.
noun
a
person
who
behaves
cheerfully
and
fairly
,
especially
when
they
lose
or
face
difficulties
•
Even
after
losing
the
match
,
Mia
was
a
good
sport
and
congratulated
the
winners
.
Even
after
losing
the
match
,
Mia
was
a
good
sport
and
congratulated
the
winners
.
•
Don
’
t
be
a
poor
sport
—
it
’
s
only
a
game
.
Don
’
t
be
a
poor
sport
—
it
’
s
only
a
game
.
verb
-
sport
,
sporting
,
sports
,
sported
to
wear
,
display
,
or
have
something
in
a
way
that
is
noticeable
and
meant
to
be
admired
•
He
sported
a
bright
red
tie
at
the
interview
.
He
sported
a
bright
red
tie
at
the
interview
.
•
The
vintage
car
sports
shiny
chrome
bumpers
.
The
vintage
car
sports
shiny
chrome
bumpers
.
transportation
noun
-
transportation
the
act
or
process
of
moving
people
or
goods
from
one
place
to
another
•
Modern
transportation
allows
fresh
strawberries
to
reach
snowy
cities
in
the
middle
of
winter
.
Modern
transportation
allows
fresh
strawberries
to
reach
snowy
cities
in
the
middle
of
winter
.
•
The
company
specializes
in
the
safe
transportation
of
priceless
paintings
to
museums
worldwide
.
The
company
specializes
in
the
safe
transportation
of
priceless
paintings
to
museums
worldwide
.
From
Latin
‘
transportare
’
meaning
‘
to
carry
across
’,
developing
in
English
during
the
17th
century
for
the
act
of
carrying
goods
or
people
.
noun
-
transportation
the
system
,
method
,
or
vehicles
people
use
to
travel
from
place
to
place
•
During
the
strike
,
public
transportation
in
the
city
came
to
a
complete
halt
.
During
the
strike
,
public
transportation
in
the
city
came
to
a
complete
halt
.
•
A
bicycle
is
her
main
transportation
around
the
university
campus
.
A
bicycle
is
her
main
transportation
around
the
university
campus
.
noun
-
transportation
(
historical
)
the
punishment
of
sending
a
convicted
person
to
a
distant
penal
colony
•
In
the
18th
century
,
petty
thieves
risked
transportation
to
Australia
for
stealing
even
small
items
.
In
the
18th
century
,
petty
thieves
risked
transportation
to
Australia
for
stealing
even
small
items
.
•
Many
sentences
of
transportation
were
eventually
commuted
when
overcrowded
ships
could
not
sail
.
Many
sentences
of
transportation
were
eventually
commuted
when
overcrowded
ships
could
not
sail
.
First
used
in
English
criminal
law
in
the
early
1600s
;
formalized
by
the
Transportation
Act
of
1718
,
especially
referring
to
shipment
of
convicts
to
North
America
and
later
Australia
.
noun
-
transportation
(
literary
)
a
state
of
great
joy
or
excitement
that
seems
to
lift
someone
out
of
themselves
•
The
crowd
listened
in
silent
transportation
as
the
orchestra
reached
its
triumphant
finale
.
The
crowd
listened
in
silent
transportation
as
the
orchestra
reached
its
triumphant
finale
.
•
She
gazed
at
the
newborn
baby
with
a
look
of
pure
transportation
.
She
gazed
at
the
newborn
baby
with
a
look
of
pure
transportation
.
Borrowed
from
the
sense
of
‘
being
carried
away
’,
recorded
in
English
prose
and
poetry
since
the
1600s
.