DISPORT Synonyms

• turn aside; turn away from

• send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one

• occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion

• withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions

• a cry or shout of approval

• the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom

• give encouragement to

• show approval or good wishes by shouting

• cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful

• become cheerful

• spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

• occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion

• make (somebody) laugh

• a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction

• something or someone that provides a source of happiness

• give pleasure to or be pleasing to

• take delight in

• hold spellbound

• carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

• consume all of one's attention or time

• engage or hire for work

• ask to represent; of legal counsel

• give to in marriage

• get caught

• carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)

• hire for work or assistance

• engage for service under a term of contract

• keep engaged

• provide entertainment for

• take into consideration, have in view

• maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

• make glad or happy

• become glad or happy

• make happy or satisfied

• yield (to); give satisfaction to

• keep busy with

• live (in a certain place)

• occupy the whole of

• be on the mind of

• march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation

• require (time or space)

• consume all of one's attention or time

• assume, as of positions or roles

• a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

• something or someone that provides a source of happiness

• a formal expression

• an activity that affords enjoyment

• sexual gratification

• form anew in the imagination; recollect and re-form in the mind

• engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion

• give new life or energy to

• give encouragement to

• produce or make another of

• make a replica of

• provide with choice or abundant food or drink

• gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement

• play boisterously

• derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

• have benefit from

• get pleasure from

• have for one's benefit

• take delight in

• play boisterously

• the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs

• play boisterously

• search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets

• gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement

• play boisterously

• North American songbirds having a yellow breast

• a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage

• any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing

• any carefree episode

• play boisterously

• play boisterously

• an easy victory

• a girl who behaves in a boyish manner

• gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement

• play boisterously

• run easily and fairly fast

• win easily