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Sporting vs Shorting - What's the difference?

sporting | shorting |

As verbs the difference between sporting and shorting

is that sporting is while shorting is .

As an adjective sporting

is (not comparable) pertaining to sports.

As a noun sporting

is the act of taking part in a sport.

sporting

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Verb

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    • Adjective

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  • (not comparable) Pertaining to sports
    • He got a job in a sporting goods store.
  • (comparable) Exhibiting sportsmanship.
    • Quite sporting of you to call that foul on yourself.
  • (comparable) Having a reasonable chance of success.
    • You think he has a sporting chance? I wouldn't call even him a long shot!
  • (comparable) Fair, generous; ‘game’.
    • It was very sporting of her to let us off like that.

    Derived terms

    * sporting goods * sporting house * sporting chance

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of taking part in a sport.
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    • shorting

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