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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.
noun. ˈbau̇t. Synonyms of bout. : 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.
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]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. [...] 3. A bout is a boxing or wrestling match. [...] More. Definitions of ''bout' about. [...] More. Synonyms of 'bout'