sport vs punning
punning vs sportsport and punning both are nouns.
sport is a verb but punning is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sport | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| punning | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
punning is a hyponym of
sport; that is, punning is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
sport:
- sport: verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- punning: a humorous play on words
Other hyponyms of sport include
jocosity, jocularity, waggery, waggishness, clowning, comedy, drollery, funniness, paronomasia, pun, wordplay.
| sport (noun) | punning (noun) |
|---|---|
| an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition | a humorous play on words |
| the occupation of athletes who compete for pay | |
| verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously) | |
| someone who engages in sports | |
| (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration | |
| a person known for the way she (or he) behaves when teased or defeated or subjected to trying circumstances | |
| (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine |
| sport (verb) | punning (verb) |
|---|---|
| play boisterously | |
| wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner |
Words related to "sport"
- English
- Rollerblade
- abseil
- aquatics
- archery
- at home
- athlete
- athletic game
- athletics
- average
- away
- backpack
- bandy
- being
- bench warmer
- biological science
- biology
- birling
- blood sport
- boast
- bob
- bobsled
- bout
- box
- business
- call
- canoe
- carry
- cavort
- clowning
- coach
- comedy
- contact sport
- curl
- cut
- cycling
- daisy cutter
- defence
- defending
- defending team
- defense
- deficit
- disport
- disqualified
- diversion
- double-team
- down
- downfield
- dribble
- drive
- drollery
- drop
- electronic sports
- equitation
- esports
- feature
- field
- field sport
- figure skate
- flip
- follow through
- foul
- freak
- free agency
- free agent
- frisk
- frolic
- fun
- funambulism
- funniness
- gambol
- game plan
- gymnastic exercise
- gymnastics
- handler
- have
- hike
- home
- horseback riding
- humor
- humour
- hurdle
- ice skate
- individual
- ineligible
- iron man
- ironman
- jackknife
- job
- jock
- jocosity
- jocularity
- jog
- judo
- kayak
- kick
- kill
- lark
- lark about
- lead
- legal
- line
- line of work
- logrolling
- loose
- luge
- lusus naturae
- man-to-man
- manager
- monster
- monstrosity
- mortal
- most-valuable
- mountaineer
- mutant
- mutation
- occupation
- offside
- offsides
- one-on-one
- onside
- organism
- out of play
- outclass
- outdoor sport
- overarm
- overhand
- overhanded
- pack
- paddle
- parkour
- paronomasia
- pass
- person
- personal foul
- play
- position
- possession
- press box
- prizefight
- professional baseball
- professional basketball
- professional boxing
- professional football
- professional golf
- professional tennis
- professional wrestling
- pun
- punning
- punt
- racing
- racket
- rappel
- recreation
- ref
- referee
- regulation time
- ride the bench
- riding
- rock climbing
- roller skate
- rollick
- romp
- rope down
- round
- row
- rowing
- run
- run around
- save
- schuss
- scout
- scull
- seed
- series
- shadowbox
- shoot
- shooter
- shot
- side
- sit out
- skate
- skateboard
- skating
- ski
- ski jump
- skiing
- skin-dive
- skylark
- sled
- sledding
- sleigh
- snorkel
- somebody
- someone
- soul
- spar
- spectator sport
- speed skate
- sportsball
- sportsman
- sportswoman
- spread-eagle
- start
- stroke
- submarine
- sudden death
- summercater
- sumo
- surf
- surfboard
- surge
- talent scout
- team sport
- tightrope walking
- timekeeper
- timer
- toboggan
- toss
- track and field
- tramp
- trial
- tuck
- turn
- umpire
- underarm
- underhand
- underhanded
- upfield
- vacationer
- vacationist
- variation
- waggery
- waggishness
- warm the bench
- water ski
- water sport
- weight class
- windsurf
- wipeout
- wit
- witticism
- wittiness
- won-lost record
- wordplay
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