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sport

/spɔːt/noun

उच्चारण स्पॉर्ट

खेल; खिलाड़ी भावना वाला व्यक्ति

Basic word

noun
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    [U, C]

    activity that you do for pleasure and that needs physical effort or skill, usually done in a special area and according to fixed rules; (informal) a person who is generous and cheerful, even in a difficult situation

    खेल; खिलाड़ी भावना वाला व्यक्ति

    • Cricket is a popular sport.
    • Be a sport!
    • Football is a sport played in almost every country.
    + 2 more examples
    • Do you take part in any sport at school?
    • He is a good sport and never gets angry when he loses.

    Synonyms game athletics pastime recreation good sport

verb
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    [T]

    to have or wear something in a proud way

    शान से पहनना

    • He sported a new watch.
    • She sported a bright new haircut at the party.
    • Several fans sported flags painted on their faces.
    + 1 more example
    • The coach sported a cap with the club's badge.

    Synonyms wear display show off flaunt exhibit

◇Word family
sporty adj.sporting adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

game athletics pastime recreation good sport wear display show off flaunt exhibit

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Be a (good) sport (be generous and cheerful, accepting defeat or a joke), sporting chance (a reasonable chance of success), sportsmanship or sporting spirit (fair and generous behaviour in sport).

Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: be a (good) sport (हार या मज़ाक स्वीकारते हुए उदार और प्रसन्न रहना), sporting chance (सफलता का उचित अवसर), sportsmanship या sporting spirit (खेल में निष्पक्ष और उदार व्यवहार, खेल भावना)।

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General knowledge

Hockey is often called India's national game, but India has no official national game; the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna was renamed the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award (2021), India's highest sports honour; the Arjuna Award is given to sportspersons and the Dronacharya Award to coaches.

हॉकी को प्रायः भारत का राष्ट्रीय खेल कहा जाता है, पर भारत का कोई आधिकारिक राष्ट्रीय खेल नहीं है; राजीव गांधी खेल रत्न का नाम बदलकर मेजर ध्यानचंद खेल रत्न पुरस्कार (2021) किया गया, जो भारत का सर्वोच्च खेल सम्मान है; अर्जुन पुरस्कार खिलाड़ियों को और द्रोणाचार्य पुरस्कार प्रशिक्षकों को दिया जाता है।