Definition of SPORTING. Meaning of SPORTING. Synonyms of SPORTING

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Definition of SPORTING

Sporting
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.
Sporting
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.

Meaning of SPORTING from wikipedia

- Look up sporting in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sporting may refer to: Sport, recreational games and play Sporting (neighborhood), in Alexandria...
- Sporting Clube de Portugal (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɨˈpɔɾtĩ ˈkluβɨ ðɨ puɾtuˈɣal]), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly...
- Sporting Life, The Sporting Life or Sportin' Life may refer to: Sporting Life (1918 film), a silent drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur Sporting Life...
- Sporting Football Club, also known as Sporting San José, is a Costa Rican professional football club, that currently competes in the Liga de Fútbol de...
- Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. (Spanish pronunciation: [reˈal esˈpoɾtin de xiˈxon]), commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, or simply Sporting is...
- Sporting Clube de Braga (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɨˈpɔɾtĩ ˈkluβɨ ðɨ ˈβɾaɣɐ]), commonly known as Sporting de Braga or just Braga, is a Portuguese sports...
- Club Sporting Cristal S.A., shortened to Sporting Cristal, is a Peruvian sports club located in the city of Lima, best known for its soccer team. It was...
- ****'s Sporting Goods, Inc. (stylized in all caps as ****'S Sporting Goods) is an American chain of sporting goods stores founded in 1948 by Richard "****"...
- can also play as a left-back or defensive midfielder. He came through Sporting CP's youth academy, and was loaned to Bundesliga side Augsburg in January...
- Ceará Sporting Club, or simply Ceará, (Portuguese: [seˈaɾɐ (i)sˈpɔʁt͡ʃĩ ˈklubi]) is a Brazilian professional football club from the city of Fortaleza,...