📒 an activity that you do to have fun, often one that has rules and that you can win or lose; the equipment for a game
📒 a sport with rules in which people or teams compete against each other
📒 an occasion of playing a game
📒 the way in which somebody plays a game
📒 a large organized sports event
📒 sport as a lesson or an activity at school
📒 a section of some games, such as tennis, which forms a unit in scoring
📒 a type of activity or business
📒 a secret and clever plan; a trick
📒 wild animals or birds that people hunt for sport or food
📒 at an advantage/disadvantage because you have done more/less preparation or know more/less than other people, especially those you are competing against
📒 to defeat or do better than somebody in an activity which they have chosen or in which they think they are strong
📒 to not be considered to be serious
📒 to be working as a prostitute
📒 to no longer have a chance of winning a game or succeeding in an activity that you are taking part in
📒 to still/once again have a good chance of winning a game or succeeding in an activity that you are taking part in
📒 activities that are not serious and that other people may think are bad
📒 said to somebody who has done something wrong, when they are caught and the crime or trick has been discovered
📒 used after something has happened that makes it clear that a contest is not yet decided and anyone could still win
📒 used to say that it is no longer possible for somebody/something to succeed, survive or continue
📒 to tell a secret, especially by accident; to show something that should be kept hidden
📒 an activity that is unlikely to be successful or make a profit
📒 the most important aspect of an activity; the most important quality needed for an activity
📒 the advantages to be gained from doing something are not great enough, considering the effort or cost involved
📒 a way of considering an activity, etc. that considers only the number of people doing something, things achieved, etc., not with who or what they are
📒 performing badly/well, especially when compared with how well you usually perform
📒 the most important thing of a particular type, or the only thing that is available
📒 to play a cruel game with somebody in your power by changing your behaviour very often, so that they become nervous and do not know what to expect
📒 to do something that helps somebody else’s plans, especially by accident, when you did not intend to help them
📒 to behave in a fair and honest way
📒 to not be honest with somebody, especially in order to gain an advantage over them
📒 the standards of behaviour that most people accept or that actually operate in a particular area of life or business
📒 (to have) a personal interest in an organization or activity, and therefore in its success
📒 to talk in a way that sounds convincing, but may not be sincere
📒 used to tell somebody who has played a trick on you that you can do the same thing to them
📒 to improve the level at which you can compete, especially in a sport
📒 used to ask why somebody is behaving as they are