About The Word Bout

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Bout

Bout Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Bout?
[n] a boxing match; "the fight was on television last night"
[n] an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days" [n] (in sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive Synonyms | Synonyms for Bout: binge | bust | fight | round | tear | turn Related Terms | Find terms related to Bout: arsis | bacchanal | bacchanalia | bacchanalian | bat | beat | bender | binge | boxing | boxing match | bust | carousal | carouse | celebration | chance | Chinese boxing | circle | circuit | close fighting | compotation | concours | contest | course | cycle | debauch | decathlon | derby | diastole | double-header | doubles | downbeat | drinking bout | drunk | drunken carousal | duel | encounter | engagement | escapade | event | fight | fighting | fisticuffs | fling | foursome | game | games | games of chance | go | guzzle | gymkhana | infighting | inning | innings | jag | joust | lark | match | matching | meet | meeting | occasion | Olympic games | Olympics | opportunity | orgy | pentathlon | period | place | play | play-off | ploy | potation | prizefight | prizefighting | pub-crawl | pugilism | pulse | race | rally | randan | randy | relief | rencontre | revel | revolution | rotation | round | runoff | savate | say | series | session | set-to | shadowboxing | shift | singles | spar | spell | sport | spree | stint | struggle | symposium | systole | tear | test | the clinches | the fights | the ring | thesis | threesome | tilt | time | time at bat | toot | tour | tournament | tourney | trial | trick | turn | twosome | upbeat | wassail | whack | wheel | wingding See Also | bottom | bottom of the inning | boxing | fisticuffs | period of play | piss-up | play | playing period | pugilism | revel | revelry | top | top of the inning Bout In Webster's Dictionary \Bout\, n. [A different spelling and application of bought
bend.]
1. 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.
In notes with many a winding bout Of linked
sweetness long drawn out. --Milton.
The prince . . . has taken me in his train, so that
I am in no danger of starving for this bout.
--Goldsmith.
2. A conflict; contest; attempt; trial; a set-to at anything;
as, a fencing bout; a drinking bout.
The gentleman will, for his honor's sake, have one
bout with you; he can not by the duello avoid it.
--Shak.
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