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   stout

   /staʊt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) rather fat or of heavy build: "stout middle-aged men" Similar fatfattishplumpportlyrotundroly-polypot-belliedrounddumpychunkybroad in the beamoverweightfleshypaunchycorpulentbuxomwell upholsteredwell coveredwell paddedof ample proportionsampleroundedwell roundedstockyburlybulkyheftymeatyheavily builtsolidly builtthicksetheavysetsturdywell builtinformal:hulkingtubbypudgybeefyporkyblubberypoddypodgyfubsylard-arsedzaftigcorn-fedarchaic:pursyrare:abdominousOpposite thinslender
   • 2. (of an object) strong and thick: "Billy had armed himself with a stout stick" Similar strongsturdyheavysolidsubstantialrobusttoughstrongly madedurablehard-wearingthickOpposite flimsyfragile
   • 3. having or showing courage and determination: "he put up a stout defence in court" Similar determinedfull of determinationvigorousforcefulspiritedstout-heartedstaunchsteadfaststalwartfirmresoluteunyieldingunbendingunfalteringunswervingunwaveringunflinchingstubborndoggedbraveboldpluckycourageousvaliantvalorousgallantfearlessundaunteddauntlessdoughtymettlesomeunafraidintrepidmanlyheroiclionheartedrock-ribbedinformal:gutsyspunkyOpposite half-heartedfeeblecowardly

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   • 1. a kind of strong, dark beer brewed with roasted malt or barley: "there is a tradition in England of drinking stout while eating oysters"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old French dialect, of West Germanic origin; perhaps related to stilt. The noun (late 17th century) originally denoted any strong beer and is probably elliptical for stout ale.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTOUT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   STOUT definition: 1. (especially of older people) fat and solid-looking, especially around the waist: 2. Stout…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of STOUT is strong of character. How to use stout in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Stout.

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   Stout describes a heavily built but usually strong and healthy body: a handsome stout lady. Fat, an informal word with unpleasant connotations, suggests an unbecoming fleshy stoutness; it may, however, apply also to a hearty fun-loving type of stout person: a fat old man; fat and jolly.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTOUT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you use stout to describe someone's actions, attitudes, or beliefs, you approve of them because they are strong and determined. [ approval ] He produced a stout defence of the car business.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySTOUT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   STOUT meaning: 1. (especially of older people) fat and solid-looking, especially around the waist: 2. Stout…. Learn more.

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   Adjective. I. Proud, fierce, brave, resolute. Expand. † Proud, haughty, arrogant. Often coupled with proud. to make… Expand. † Fierce, furious. Obsolete. Expand. Valiant, brave; undaunted and vigorous in conflict or… Expand. † Of persons: Firm in resolve, unyielding, determined… Expand. Of a fox: Capable of long runs; enduring. II. Physical senses.

8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › stoutstout | meaning of stout in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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   stout meaning, definition, what is stout: fairly fat and heavy, or having a thick ...: Learn more.