blood sport

Noun

Meaning

sport that involves killing animals (especially hunting)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

chase hunting fishing shooting fishery stalking angling coursing extreme sport deer stalking adventure sport blood sports aggressive sport rough sport extreme sports
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Antonyms

grey sport peaceful fishing peaceful game white game bloodless game bloodless sport
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Hypernyms

sport athletics

Hyponyms

hunting hunt cockfighting bullfighting tauromachy

Examples

The lens of Anas revealed a sordid picture of corrupt practices showing politics as a blood sport of pay offs, inflated contracts, greedy Ministers and even a Vice President and President seeking payback for huge monies spent on this election. Source: Internet

“It is often said that politics is a blood sport. Source: Internet

The blood sport, billed as family entertainment in Florida a half century ago, has been pushed deep underground, pursued only in secret unlicensed arenas like the one where the patrons quickly flew the coop after the brazen killing. Source: Internet

They see politics as a blood sport, often exaggerating the differences among players. Source: Internet

Politics is little more than blood sport. Source: Internet

So when people say that politics is a "blood sport" I always take that sh*& literally. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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