Definition of bout Bout

/bawˈt/ - [bawt] - bout

We found 15 definitions of bout from 6 different sources.

What does bout mean?

Noun Plural: bouts
bout - a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers)
bout - a period of illness; "a bout of fever"; "a bout of depression"
bout - (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
		turn, round
		division, part, section the act or process of dividing
		period of play, playing period, play (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning"
		athletics, sport participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity
		top of the inning, top a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips; "he stared as she buttoned her top"
bout - an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"
		bust, tear, binge
		revel, revelry unrestrained merrymaking

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bout (Noun)
A period of something, usually painful or unpleasant.
bout (Noun)
A boxing match.
bout (Noun)
An assault a fencing encounter at which the score is kept.
bout (Noun)
A fighting competition.
bout (Noun)
A bulge or widening in a musical instrument , such as either of the two characteristic bulges of a guitar.
bout (Noun)
The going and returning of a plough, or other implement used to mark the ground and create a headland, across a field.

bout (n.)
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.
bout (n.)
A conflict; contest; attempt; trial; a set-to at anything; as, a fencing bout; a drinking bout.

bout
bowt, n. a turn, trial, or round: an attempt: a contest or trial—a fencing bout, or a continued fit of drinking. [Doublet of Bight; from root of Bow, to bend.]

bout
A turn, trial, or round. An attack of illness; a convivial meeting.--'Bout ship, the brief order for "about ship."

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