sport
Definitions of sport
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the occupation of athletes who compete for paysynonyms: sportbeoefeningtype of:activiteit, bezigheid, occupatie, werkzaamheden, werkzaamheidthe principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
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an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competitionsynonyms: atletiek, sportbeoefeningtypes:gym, gymn., gymnastieka sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agilitywatersportsports that involve bodies of waterroeisportthe act of rowing as a sportschuttersgildethe sport of shooting arrows with a bowrensportthe sport of engaging in contests of speedpaardensport, paardesport, ruitersportthe sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movementsjudoa sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling; developed in Japantrackthe act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a trackzwemsportthe act of swimmingtakelagethe sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other downmotorsportriding a motorcyclejacht, jachtpartij, jachtvereniging, weidspel, weispelthe pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sportijshockeya game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled stickswaterpoloa game played in a swimming pool by two teams of swimmers who try to throw an inflated ball into the opponents' goalveldspelan athletic game that is played outdoorstype of:afleiding, dolce far niente, ontspanning, recreatie, relaxatie, verpozing, verstrooiing, vrijetijdsbestedingan activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
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