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  • 31disport amorously —    to copulate    Literally, no more than frolicking with sexual    Same old rut. A Richmond resident tells me that it is once again that time of the year when the deer in Richmond Park are disporting themselves amorously. Notices in the park are …

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  • 32disport yourself — old fashioned to enjoy yourself, especially in a way that makes other people notice you …

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  • 33disportment — disportˈment noun • • • Main Entry: ↑disport …

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  • 34Disported — Disport Dis*port , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Disported}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disporting}.] [OF. se desporter; pref. des (L. dis ) + F. porter to carry; orig. therefore, to carry one s self away from work, to go to amuse one s self. See {Port} demeanor,… …

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  • 35Disporting — Disport Dis*port , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Disported}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disporting}.] [OF. se desporter; pref. des (L. dis ) + F. porter to carry; orig. therefore, to carry one s self away from work, to go to amuse one s self. See {Port} demeanor,… …

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  • 36Sport — Sportart; Leibesertüchtigung; Leibesübungen; Körperertüchtigung; Körpererziehung * * * Sport [ʃpɔrt], der; [e]s: 1. nach bestimmten festen Regeln [im Wettkampf mit anderen] ausgeübte körperliche Betätigung (aus Freude an Bewegung und Spiel… …

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  • 37play# — play n 1 sport, disport, frolic, rollick, romp, gambol (see under PLAY vb 1) Analogous words: enjoyment, delectation, *pleasure, delight: amusement, diversion, recreation, entertainment (see under AMUSE): *athletics, sports, games Antonyms: work… …

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  • 38SPORT — DANS un monde soumis quotidiennement aux bouleversements politiques, aux fluctuations économiques et qui, de surcroît, ne peut ignorer les sources permanentes de conflits qui séparent les consciences, rares sont les langages universels perçus par …

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  • 39play — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sport, frolic, fun, amusement, game, recreation; drama, comedy, tragedy; scope, freedom, latitude, sweep, range. v. operate, wield, ply; act, perform; compete; pluck, bow, strike, beat; move, caper,… …

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  • 40sport — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. recreation, athletics, sports; jesting, merriment, fun, diversion; mockery, ridicule; freak, mutant; gamester, gambler, spender; dandy, fop. See amusement, exertion, fashion. II (Roget s IV) n. 1.… …

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