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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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The meaning of BOUT is a spell or period of activity. How to use bout in a sentence.
BOUT definition: 1. a short period of illness or involvement in an activity: 2. a boxing or wrestling match: 3. a…. Learn more.
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.
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 /.
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]
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. There has been a severe bout of inflation over recent months. Regular exercise is better than occasional bouts of strenuous activity.
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.
a going and coming back again, as across a field in plowing; turn. 2. a struggle; contest or match. a championship bout. 3. a period of time taken up by some activity, illness, etc.; spell. a bout of the flu, a bout of shopping. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
Definition of bout noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
