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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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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.
If you have a bout of an illness or of an unpleasant feeling, you have it for a short period.
BOUT meaning: 1. a short period of illness or involvement in an activity: 2. a boxing or wrestling match: 3. a…. Learn more.
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. /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.
Synonyms for BOUT: tournament, competition, event, game, match, contest, championship, tourney; Antonyms of BOUT: relief, arrest, remission.
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.
