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bout
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bout  (bout)
n.
1. A contest between antagonists; a match: a wrestling bout.
2. A period of time spent in a particular way; a spell: "His tremendous bouts of drinking had wrecked his health" (Thomas Wolfe).

[From obsolete English bought, a turning (influenced by about), from Middle English, from bowen, to bend, turn; see bow2.]

bout
Noun
1.
a. a period of time spent doing something, such as drinking
b. a period of illness: a bad bout of flu
2. a boxing, wrestling or fencing match [obsolete bought turn]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.boutbout - (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
division, section, part - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"
top of the inning, top - the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat; "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth"
bottom of the inning, bottom - the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat
period of play, playing period, play - (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning"
2.bout - a period of illness; "a bout of fever"; "a bout of depression"
period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
3.bout - a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers)
contest, competition - an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
4.bout - an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"
revel, revelry - unrestrained merrymaking
piss-up - vulgar expression for a bout of heavy drinking

bout
Translations
bout [baut] n [of malaria etc] → ataque m;
(BOXING etc) → combate m; encuentro

bout [baut] npériode f [of malaria etc]; accès m, crise f, attaque f;
(Boxing etc) → combat m, match m

bout [baut] nAnfall m;
(Boxing etc) → Kampf m

bout [baut] nperiodo; [of malaria etc] → attacco;
(BOXING etc) → incontro

bout
n bout [baut]
1 a period (of) a bout of coughing. aanval دَوْر، فَتْرَه، نَوْبَه период záchvat anfald; omgang die Zeitspanne περίοδος, φάση όπου κτ. συμβαίνει ataque (med), rato hoog مدت زمان؛ دوره kohtaus, kausi accès תְקוּפָה बारी, दौरा napadaj roham masa menderita kast attacco ひとしきり 한 차례 priepuolis klepus lēkme serangan batuk bui omgang; anfall atak acesso acces приступ záchvat napad napad ryck, anfall, släng ช่วงเวลาสั้น ๆ nöbet 一陣 приступ وقفہ ، باری ، چکر cơn (ho)
2 a (usually boxing) contest a bout of fifteen five-minute rounds. wedstryd جَوْلَه състезание zápas, kolo omgang der Kampf αγώνας (συν. πυγμαχίας) asalto, lucha, combate matš مسابقه ottelu combat תַּחֲרוּת 5 मिनट की पारी borba küzdelem pertarungan lota incontro 一勝負 한 시합 rungtynės (boksa) cīņa perlawanan wedstrijd kamp mecz, walka luta luptă встреча, схватка zápas dvoboj borba kamp, match การแข่งขัน (ชกมวย) boks (maçı) 一場,一回合 тур مقابلہ ، بازی cuộc đọ sức


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