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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Sport \Sport\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sported; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Sporting.]
     1. To play; to frolic; to wanton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              [Fish], sporting with quick glance,
              Show to the sun their waved coats dropt with gold.
                                                    --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To practice the diversions of the field or the turf; to be
        given to betting, as upon races.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To trifle. ``He sports with his own life.'' --Tillotson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Bot. & Zo["o]l.) 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.
        See Sport, n., 6. --Darwin.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To play; frolic; game; wanton.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Sporting \Sport"ing\, a.
     Of, pertaining to, or engaging in, sport or sports;
     exhibiting the character or conduct of one who, or that
     which, sports.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Sporting book, a book containing a record of bets, gambling
        operations, and the like. --C. Kingsley.
  
     Sporting house, a house frequented by sportsmen, gamblers,
        and the like.
  
     Sporting man, one who practices field sports; also, a horse
        racer, a pugilist, a gambler, or the like.
  
     Sporting plant (Bot.), a plant in which a single bud or
        offset suddenly assumes a new, and sometimes very
        different, character from that of the rest of the plant.
        --Darwin.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Sport \Sport\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sported; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Sporting.]
     1. To play; to frolic; to wanton.
  
              [Fish], sporting with quick glance, Show to the sun
              their waved coats dropt with gold.    --Milton.
  
     2. To practice the diversions of the field or the turf; to be
        given to betting, as upon races.
  
     3. To trifle. ``He sports with his own life.'' --Tillotson.
  
     4. (Bot. & Zo["o]l.) 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.
        See Sport, n., 6. --Darwin.
  
     Syn: To play; frolic; game; wanton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Sporting \Sport"ing\, a.
     Of pertaining to, or engaging in, sport or sporrts;
     exhibiting the character or conduct of one who, or that
     which, sports.
  
     Sporting book, a book containing a record of bets, gambling
        operations, and the like. --C. Kingsley.
  
     Sporting house, a house frequented by sportsmen, gamblers,
        and the like.
  
     Sporting man, one who practices field sports; also, a horse
        racer, a pugilist, a gambler, or the like.
  
     Sporting plant (Bot.), a plant in which a single bud or
        offset suddenly assumes a new, and sometimes very
        different, character from that of the rest of the plant.
        --Darwin.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  sporting
       adj 1: marked by or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a
              clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the
              disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct" [syn: clean,
              sportsmanlike]
       2: relating to or used in sports; "sporting events"; "sporting
          equipment"
       3: involving risk or willingness to take a risk; "a sporting
          chance"; "sporting blood"
       4: preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially
          games of chance; "led a dissipated life"; "a betting man";
          "a card-playing son of a bitch"; "a gambling fool";
          "sporting gents and their ladies" [syn: dissipated, betting,
           card-playing, gambling]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  sporting
     a.
     1 (lb en not comparable) Pertaining to sports
     2 (lb en comparable) Exhibiting sportsmanship.
     3 (lb en comparable) Fair, generous; ‘game’.
     4 (lb en not comparable obsolete) Of or relating to unseemly male
  excesses, especially gambling, prostitution, or similar recreational
  activities.
     n.
     The act of taking part in a sport.
     vb.
     (present participle of en sport nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Sporting
     Spanish n.
     (w: Sporting de Gijón), a football team from Gijón, Spain

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  sporting
     a.
     1 (lb en not comparable) Pertaining to sports
     2 (lb en comparable) Exhibiting sportsmanship.
     3 (lb en comparable) Fair, generous; ‘game’.
     4 (lb en not comparable obsolete) Of or relating to unseemly male
  excesses, especially gambling, prostitution, or similar recreational
  activities.
     n.
     The act of taking part in a sport.
     vb.
     (present participle of en sport nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  sporting
     a.
     1 (lb en not comparable) Pertaining to sports
     2 (lb en comparable) Exhibiting sportsmanship.
     3 (lb en comparable) Fair, generous; ‘game’.
     4 (lb en not comparable obsolete) Of or relating to unseemly male
  excesses, especially gambling, prostitution, or similar recreational
  activities.
     n.
     The act of taking part in a sport.
     vb.
     (present participle of en sport nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Sporting
     Spanish n.
     (w: Sporting de Gijón), a football team from Gijón, Spain

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  sporting
     a.
     1 (lb en not comparable) Pertaining to sports
     2 (lb en comparable) Exhibiting sportsmanship.
     3 (lb en comparable) Fair, generous; ‘game’.
     4 (lb en not comparable obsolete) Of or relating to unseemly male
  excesses, especially gambling, prostitution, or similar recreational
  activities.
     n.
     The act of taking part in a sport.
     vb.
     (present participle of en sport nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Sporting
     Spanish n.
     (w: Sporting de Gijón), a football team from Gijón, Spain

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  sporting
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s port ing)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Sporting /spˈɔːtɪŋ/
  اللبس

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  sporting //ˈspo(ː)ɹtɪŋ// //ˈspoətɪŋ// //ˈspɔɹtɪŋ// //ˈspɔːtɪŋ// 
  1. спортсменски
  exhibiting sportsmanship
  2. спортен
  pertaining to sports

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  sporting /spˈɔːtɪŋ/ 
  sportovní

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  sporting /spˈɔːtɪŋ/
  Sport…, sportlich 
        "be sporting about it (defeat etc.)"  - es sportlich nehmen (Niederlage usw.)
     Synonym: sporty
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  sporting /spˈɔːtɪŋ/
  herumtanzend, herumspringend, hüpfend
     Synonym: frisking
  
   see: frisk, sport, frisked, sported, frisks, sports, frisked, sported
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  sporting /spˈɔːtɪŋ/
  protzend mit
   see: sport sth., sported
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  sporting //ˈspo(ː)ɹtɪŋ// //ˈspoətɪŋ// //ˈspɔɹtɪŋ// //ˈspɔːtɪŋ// 
  1. reilu, urheilijamainen
  exhibiting sportsmanship
  2. urheilu
  pertaining to sports

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  sporting /spˈɔːtɪŋ/ 
  1. खेल संबन्धी
        "--"2.साहसिक""

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  sporting /spˈɔːtɪŋ/
  baviti se spor, sportskih, sportskim

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  sporting /spˈɔːtɪŋ/
  1. derék
  2. sport
  3. horgászat
  4. rendellenes változat létrejötte
  5. sport-
  6. vadász-
  7. abnormális változat létrejötte
  8. rendes
  9. rendellenes változat létrehozatala
  10. vadászatot kedvelô
  11. sportszerû
  12. vadászat
  13. horgászatot kedvelô
  14. tisztességes
  15. horgász-
  16. sportolás
  17. abnormális változat létrehozatala
  18. sportoló

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  sporting /ˈspɔ:tɪŋ/ 
    sportowy

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  sporting /spˈɔːtɪŋ/
  1. spor ile ilgili
  2. oyun kurallarına uyan, sportmen
  3. kumarbaz. sporting chance (k. dili) kazanma ihtimali ağır basan şans. sporting house genelev.

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:spa-ast ]

  Sporting /spˈoɾtiŋ/
  Sporting  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈspɔɹtɪŋ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  41 Moby Thesaurus words for "sporting":
     acrobatic, agonistic, athletic, betting, cardsharping,
     casting lots, chase, chevy, chivy, coursing, cynegetics,
     fair-minded, falconry, fox hunting, gambling, gaming, gunning,
     gymnastic, hawking, hazarding, hunt, hunting, palaestral, play,
     playing, risking, shikar, shooting, sortition, speculation, sport,
     sports, sportsmanlike, sportsmanly, square-dealing,
     square-shooting, staking, stalking, still hunt, venery, wagering
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 喜好运动的,运动用的,冒险性的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 喜好运动的,运动用的,冒险性的

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