1. [verb] Present participle of sport
2. [adjective] (not comparable) Pertaining to sports
3. [adjective] (comparable) Exhibiting sportsmanship.
4. [adjective] (comparable) Having a reasonable chance of success.
5. [adjective] (comparable) Fair, generous; ?game'.
6. [noun] The act of taking part in a sport.
7. [adjective] Exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; 'a clean fight'; 'a sporting solution of the disagreement'; 'sportsmanlike conduct'.
8. [adjective] Relating to or used in sports; 'sporting events'; 'sporting equipment'.
9. [adjective] Involving risk or willingness to take a risk; 'a sporting chance'; 'sporting blood'.
10. [adjective] 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'.