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makes sport of

makes sport of is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make sport of.

Meaning of make sport of

Verb

make sport of (third-person singular simple present makes sport of, present participle making sport of, simple past and past participle made sport of)

  1. (idiomatic) To make fun of someone or something.
    • I never heard him say a hard word about anyone, and it visibly grieved him when the rest of us made sport of our schoolmates, especially those with hopes of being published in Troubadour.2003, Tobias Wolff, “Class Picture”, in Old School: a novel, 1st edition (fiction), quoted in Merriam-Webster, New York City, NY: Alfred A[braham]. Knopf, published 2003, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL...
    Synonyms:
    mock, ridicule, tease
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, sport, of.

Questions about makes sport of

What is makes sport of the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Makes sport of is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make sport of.

Words near makes sport of in the dictionary

  1. makes someone's teeth itch
  2. makes someone's toenails curl
  3. makes someone's toes curl
  4. makes something of
  5. makes something of oneself
  6. makes sport of
  7. makes strange
  8. makes streaks
  9. makes strides
  10. makes sure
  11. makes terms

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