In sport, in jest; for play or diversion. "So is the man that deceiveth
his neighbor, and saith, Am not I in sport?" Prov. xxvi. 19.
Syn. -- Play; game; diversion; frolic; mirth; mock; mockery; jeer.
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.