sporting vs steeplechase

sporting

noun
  • The act of taking part in a sport. 

adj
  • Exhibiting sportsmanship. 

  • Fair, generous; ‘game’. 

  • Pertaining to sports 

steeplechase

noun
  • An athletics event in which the runners have to run 3000 metres round a track, jumping hurdles and a water obstacle along the way 

  • A horse race, either across open country, or over an obstacle course. 

verb
  • To take part in a steeplechase event. 

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