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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.
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.
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. a contest or fight, esp a boxing or wrestling match.
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.
BOUT meaning: 1. a short period of illness or involvement in an activity: 2. a boxing or wrestling match: 3. a…. Learn more.
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. a contest or fight, esp a boxing or wrestling match.
Definitions of 'bout'. 1. If you have a bout of an illness or of an unpleasant feeling, you have it for a short period. [...] 2. A bout of something that is unpleasant is a short time during which it occurs a great deal. [...]
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.
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]
