English Dictionary
Definition of “bout”
bout (baʊt
)
Definitions
noun
- a period of time spent doing something, such as drinking
- a period of illness
- a contest or fight, esp a boxing or wrestling match
Word Origin
C16: variant of obsolete bought turn; related to German Buchtbight; see about
Synonyms
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period,
time,
term,
fit,
session,
stretch,
spell,
turn,
patch,
interval,
stint,
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fight,
match,
battle,
competition,
struggle,
contest,
set-to,
encounter,
engagement,
head-to-head,
boxing match,
Usage examples
Troy, still weak from his terrible bout with pneumonia, was kept inside most of the time.
Andrews, Virginia, Web of Dreams (1990)Lance Armstrong (US Postal), who was due to race, but did not start due to a bout of tendonitis.
Cycling Weekly (2004)However, Klitschko dominated the South African for most of the remainder of the bout.
CBC (2004)I didn't speak myself because I am suffering from a bout of, if I'm not mistaken, lumbago.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Trying to learn to meditate whilst in a bout of illness complicates the whole process.
Wilkinson, Steve, M.E. and You - a self-help plan (1988)
