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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Disport

· Dis·port · IPA /dəˈspɔɹt/
01 n. Play; sport; pastime; diversion; playfulness.
  1. 1.
    Play; sport; pastime; diversion; playfulness.
02 v. i. To play; to wanton; to move in gayety; to move lightly and without restraint; to amuse one's self.
imp. & p. p. Disported; p. pr. & vb. n. Disporting
  1. 1.
    To play; to wanton; to move in gayety; to move lightly and without restraint; to amuse one's self.
    “Where light disports in ever mingling dyes.” — Pope.
    “Childe Harold basked him in the noontide sun, Disporting there like any other fly.” — Byron.
03 v. t. To divert or amuse; to make merry.
  1. 1.
    To divert or amuse; to make merry.
    “They could disport themselves.” — Buckle.
  2. 2.
    To remove from a port; to carry away.