bout

[ bout ]
/ baʊt /
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noun

a contest or trial of strength, as of boxing.
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.

Origin of bout

1535–45; variant of obsolete bought bend, turn, derivative of bow bow1; see bight

Words nearby bout

bourtree, bouse, bousouki, boustrophedon, bousy, bout, boutade, boutel, boutique, boutique brewery, bouton

Words related to bout

session, tour, spell, round, contest, competition, match, battle, encounter, struggle, term, run, fit, course, tear, shift, trick, turn, go, stint

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British Dictionary definitions for bout

bout
/ (baʊt) /

noun

  1. a period of time spent doing something, such as drinking
  2. a period of illness
a contest or fight, esp a boxing or wrestling match

Word Origin for bout

C16: variant of obsolete bought turn; related to German Bucht bight; see about