sporting life | active interest in gambling on sports events |
marathon endurance contest | any long and arduous undertaking |
contest | a struggle between rivals |
bidding contest | a series of competing bids |
popularity contest | competition (real or figurative) for popular support |
sporting dog gun dog | a dog trained to work with sportsmen when they hunt with guns |
blazer sport jacket sport coat sports jacket sports coat | lightweight single-breasted jacket, often striped in the colors of a club or school |
field house sports arena | a building for indoor sports |
sporting goods | sports equipment sold as a commodity |
sports car sport car | a small low car with a high-powered engine, usually seats two persons |
sports equipment | equipment needed to participate in a particular sport |
sports implement | an implement used in a sport |
stadium bowl arena sports stadium | a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments |
whorehouse brothel bordello bagnio house of prostitution house of ill repute bawdyhouse cathouse sporting house | a building where prostitutes are available |
fair chance sporting chance | a reasonable probability of success |
sports medicine | the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of injuries or illness resulting from athletic activities |
sports page | any page in the sports section of a newspaper |
sports section | the section of a newspaper that reports on sports |
contest competition | an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants |
athletic contest athletic competition athletics | a contest between athletes |
meet sports meeting | a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held |
spelling bee spelldown spelling contest | a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly |
sports desk | the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the sports news |
c prostitute cocotte whore harlot bawd tart cyprian fancy woman working girl sporting lady lady of pleasure woman of the street | a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money |
sporting man outdoor man | someone who enjoys outdoor activities |
sporting man | someone who leads a merry existence, especially a gambler on the outcome of sporting events |
sports announcer sportscaster sports commentator | an announcer who reads sports news or describes sporting events |
sports editor | the newspaper editor responsible for sports news |
sports fan fan rooter | an enthusiastic devotee of sports |
sports writer sportswriter | a journalist who writes about sports |
contest contend repugn | to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation, They contested the outcome of the race |
sporting | involving risk or willingness to take a risk, a sporting chance, sporting blood |
clean sporting sporty sportsmanlike | exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play, a clean fight, a sporting solution of the disagreement, sportsmanlike conduct |
dissipated betting card-playing sporting | 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 |
sporting | relating to or used in sports, sporting events, sporting equipment |