English verb: disport | |||
1. | disport (social) occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion | ||
Samples | The play amused the ladies. | ||
Examples | The performance is likely to disport Sue | ||
Synonyms | amuse, divert | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | entertain | ||
2. | disport (motion) play boisterously | ||
Samples | The children frolicked in the garden. The gamboling lambs in the meadows. The toddlers romped in the playroom. | ||
Synonyms | cavort, frisk, frolic, gambol, lark, lark about, rollick, romp, run around, skylark, sport | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | play | ||