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    bout
    /baʊt/

    noun

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  2. BOUT definition: 1. a short period of illness or involvement in an activity: 2. a boxing or wrestling match: 3. a…. Learn more.

  3. : a spell or period of activity: such as. a. : an athletic match (as of boxing) lost his bout with the champion. b. : outbreak, attack. a bout of pneumonia. frequent bouts of depression. survived her bout with cancer. c. : session. a drinking bout. a bout of unemployment. Synonyms. competition. contest. event. game. matchup. meet. sweepstakes.

  4. A bout is a period of time in which something intense happens, like fighting, binging, or being sick, and comes from the word for bending, or going round in a circle. We usually use it these days for something you wouldn't want to go on for too long of a time.

  5. BOUT meaning: 1. a short period of illness or involvement in an activity: 2. a boxing or wrestling match: 3. a…. Learn more.

  6. 1. a. a period of time spent doing something, such as drinking. b. a period of illness. 2. (Boxing) a contest or fight, esp a boxing or wrestling match. [C16: variant of obsolete bought turn; related to German Bucht bight; see about]

  7. noun. a contest or trial of strength, as of boxing. Synonyms: encounter, fray, match. period; session; spell: a bout of illness. a turn at work or any action. a going and returning across a field, as in mowing or reaping. bout. / baʊt /.

  8. 1. countable noun. If you have a bout of an illness or of an unpleasant feeling, you have it for a short period. He was recovering from a severe bout of flu. [ + of] I was suffering with a bout of nerves. [ + of] Synonyms: period, time, term, fit More Synonyms of bout. 2. countable noun.

  9. A contest or match, as of boxing or wrestling. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A period of time taken up by some specified activity, condition, etc.; spell. A bout of the flu. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A fighting competition. Wiktionary.

  10. bout. noun. /baʊt/. /baʊt/. a short period of great activity; a short period during which there is a lot of a particular thing, usually something unpleasant. They had been fighting after a drinking bout. bout of something/of doing something the latest bout of inflation.

  11. noun. a contest or trial of strength, as of boxing. Synonyms: encounter, fray, match. period; session; spell: a bout of illness. a turn at work or any action. a going and returning across a field, as in mowing or reaping. bout. / baʊt / noun. a period of time spent doing something, such as drinking. a period of illness.