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Bout definitions
BOUT, n. A turn; as much of an action as is performed at one time; a single part of an action carried on at successive intervals; essay; attempt.
BOUT, n. [L. bibo.] We use this word tautologically in the phrase, a drinking-bout; or the word is the same as the preceding.
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1: (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive [syn: turn, bout, round]
2: a period of illness; "a bout of fever"; "a bout of depression"
3: a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers)
4: an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days" [syn: bust, tear, binge, bout]
noun Etymology: English dialect, a trip going and returning in plowing, from Middle English bought bend Date: 1575 a spell of activity: as a. an athletic match (as of boxing) b. outbreak, attack <a bout of pneumonia> c. session
n. (often foll. by of) 1 a a limited period (of intensive work or exercise). b a drinking session. c a period (of illness) (a bout of flu). 2 a a wrestling- or boxing-match. b a trial of strength. Etymology: 16th c.: app. the same as obs. bought bending
Bout Bout, n. [A different spelling and application of bought bend.] 1. As much of an action as is performed at one time; a going and returning, as of workmen in reaping, mowing, etc.; a turn; a round. In notes with many a winding bout Of linked sweetness long drawn out. --Milton. The prince . . . has taken me in his train, so that I am in no danger of starving for this bout. --Goldsmith. 2. A conflict; contest; attempt; trial; a set-to at anything; as, a fencing bout; a drinking bout. The gentleman will, for his honor's sake, have one bout with you; he can not by the duello avoid it. --Shak.
(bouts) 1. 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... I was suffering with a bout of nerves. N-COUNT: usu N of n 2. A bout of something that is unpleasant is a short time during which it occurs a great deal. The latest bout of violence has claimed twenty four lives... A half-hour daily walk can be more beneficial than one hard bout of exercise a week. = spell N-COUNT: usu N of n 3. A bout is a boxing or wrestling match. This will be his eighth title bout in 19 months. N-COUNT
n. 1. Turn, twist, flexure, curve, curvature. See bend. 2. Conflict, contest, set to, trial.
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