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Definition of Bout
1. Noun. (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive.
Category relationships: Athletics, Sport
Generic synonyms: Division, Part, Section
Specialized synonyms: Top, Top Of The Inning, Bottom, Bottom Of The Inning
Group relationships: Period Of Play, Play, Playing Period
2. Noun. A period of illness. "A bout of depression"
3. Noun. A contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers).
4. Noun. An occasion for excessive eating or drinking. "They went on a bust that lasted three days"
Generic synonyms: Revel, Revelry
Specialized synonyms: Piss-up
Derivative terms: Binge
Definition of Bout
1. 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.
Definition of Bout
1. Noun. A period of something, usually painful or unpleasant ¹
2. Noun. (boxing) A boxing match. ¹
3. Noun. (fencing) An assault (a fencing encounter) at which the score is kept. ¹
4. Noun. A fighting competition. ¹
5. Noun. (music) A bulge or widening in a musical instrument, such as either of the two characteristic bulges of a guitar. ¹
6. Noun. (context: dated) The going and returning of a plough, or other implement used to mark the ground and create a headland, across a field. ¹
7. Preposition. (colloquial) about ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bout
1. a contest [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bout
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