bout

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/ˈbaʊt/

noun 5verb 1prep 1name 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

bad, nasty, prolonged, serious, severe

She missed a week of work because of a nasty bout of food poisoning.

mild | drinking

VERB + BOUT

get, have, suffer from

PREP

during a/the ~

~ of

She recovered quickly after a bout of food poisoning last weekend.

Definitions

noun

A period of something, especially one painful or unpleasant, like an illness.

a bout of drought

a coughing bout

A boxing match.

An Italian boxer abandoned her bout at the Paris Olympics after only 46 seconds on Thursday, refusing to continue after taking a heavy punch from an Algerian opponent who had been disqualified from last year’s world championships over questions about her eligibility to compete in women’s sports.

An assault (a fencing encounter) at which the score is kept.

A roller derby match.

A fighting competition.

Then they had bouts of wrestling and of cudgel play, so that every day they gained in skill and strength.

verb

To contest a bout.

prep

Apheretic form of about.

They're talking bout you!

Maddy is bout to get beat up!

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an occasion for excessive eating or drinking

noun — (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensiv

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

a bout of drought

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a coughing bout

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a long bout of the flu

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They're talking bout you!

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Maddy is bout to get beat up!

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A fussy referee can ruin a bout.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, bout is marked as colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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