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- Dictionarybout/baʊt/
noun
- 1. a short period of intense activity of a specified kind: "occasional bouts of strenuous exercise" Similar
- 2. a curve in the side of a violin, guitar, or other musical instrument.
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BOUT definition: 1. a short period of illness or involvement in an activity: 2. a boxing or wrestling match: 3. a…. Learn more.
: 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.
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.
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. American English : bout / ˈbaʊt /
BOUT meaning: 1. a short period of illness or involvement in an activity: 2. a boxing or wrestling match: 3. a…. Learn more.
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]
noun. bouts. 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. (fencing) An assault (a fencing encounter) at which the score is kept.
noun. /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. There has been a severe bout of inflation over recent months.
Sep 22, 2024 · bout (plural bouts) A period of something, especially one painful or unpleasant. The "King" responded well to this treatment and would have maintained 60 m.p.h. up the steepest part had it not been for a brief bout of slipping, which was quickly corrected by Driver Bailes ("Autumn leaves", he remarked laconically).
BOUT definition: 1. a short period of activity or illness: 2. a fight in boxing. Learn more.
