lout

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lout 1

 (lout)
n.
An awkward and stupid person; an oaf.
[Possibly from lout.]

lout 2

 (lout)
intr.v. lout·ed, lout·ing, louts
1. To bow or curtsy.
2. To bend or stoop.
[Middle English louten, from Old English lūtan.]
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lout

(laʊt)
n
a crude or oafish person; boor
[C16: perhaps from lout2]

lout

(laʊt)
vb
(intr) archaic to bow or stoop
[Old English lūtan; related to Old Norse lūta]
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lout1

(laʊt)
n.
1. a clumsy, boorish person; oaf.
v.t.
2. to scorn.
[1540–50; perhaps identical with lout2]
lout′ish, adj.
lout′ish•ly, adv.
lout′ish•ness, n.

lout2

(laʊt)

v.t., v.i.
to bend in respect; bow.
[1250–1300; Middle English; Old English lūtan, c. Old Norse lūta; akin to little]
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lout

  • bohunk - A lout—but was first a derogatory term for a Hungarian or person of east-central Europe, based on Bohemian Hungarian.
  • oafo - A hooligan or a lout.
  • lob - Comes from an old noun meaning "something pendulous."
  • lout - To treat with contempt.
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lout


Past participle: louted
Gerund: louting

Imperative
lout
lout
Present
I lout
you lout
he/she/it louts
we lout
you lout
they lout
Preterite
I louted
you louted
he/she/it louted
we louted
you louted
they louted
Present Continuous
I am louting
you are louting
he/she/it is louting
we are louting
you are louting
they are louting
Present Perfect
I have louted
you have louted
he/she/it has louted
we have louted
you have louted
they have louted
Past Continuous
I was louting
you were louting
he/she/it was louting
we were louting
you were louting
they were louting
Past Perfect
I had louted
you had louted
he/she/it had louted
we had louted
you had louted
they had louted
Future
I will lout
you will lout
he/she/it will lout
we will lout
you will lout
they will lout
Future Perfect
I will have louted
you will have louted
he/she/it will have louted
we will have louted
you will have louted
they will have louted
Future Continuous
I will be louting
you will be louting
he/she/it will be louting
we will be louting
you will be louting
they will be louting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been louting
you have been louting
he/she/it has been louting
we have been louting
you have been louting
they have been louting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been louting
you will have been louting
he/she/it will have been louting
we will have been louting
you will have been louting
they will have been louting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been louting
you had been louting
he/she/it had been louting
we had been louting
you had been louting
they had been louting
Conditional
I would lout
you would lout
he/she/it would lout
we would lout
you would lout
they would lout
Past Conditional
I would have louted
you would have louted
he/she/it would have louted
we would have louted
you would have louted
they would have louted
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.lout - an awkward stupid personlout - an awkward stupid person    
gawk, goon, lubber, lummox, oaf, stumblebum, clod, lump
clumsy person - a person with poor motor coordination
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lout

noun oaf, thug, hooligan, boor, bear, ned (Scot. slang), yahoo, hoon (Austral. & N.Z. slang), clod, bumpkin, gawk, dolt, churl, lubber, lummox (informal), clumsy idiot, yob or yobbo (Brit. slang) a drunken lout
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

lout

noun
A large, ungainly, and dull-witted person:
gawk, hulk, lump, oaf, ox.
Informal: lummox.
Slang: klutz, lug, meatball, meathead.
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Translations
شَخْص أخْرَق
nevychovanec
lømmel
SteppkeTölpel
butorlourdaud
durgur
tangherozoticone
storžievisstuobrys
lempisneveiklis
slampslask
nevychovanec
ayı gibi adameşek
笨拙粗鲁的年轻人

lout

[laʊt] N → gamberro m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

lout

[ˈlaʊt] n → rustre m lager lout
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

lout

n → Rüpel m, → Flegel m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

lout

[laʊt] n → giovinastro
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

lout

(laut) noun
a clumsy, ill-mannered boy or man.
ˈloutish adjective
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I affirm that he shared the general beatitude, and that, quite the reverse of La Fontaine, who, at the presentation of his comedy of the "Florentine," asked, "Who is the ill-bred lout who made that rhapsody?" Gringoire would gladly have inquired of his neighbor, "Whose masterpiece is this?"
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Now, thou great lout, wilt thou not twirl staff for Nottingham?"
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Know you not, lout, vagabond, beggar, that were it not for the might that she infuses into my arm I should not have strength enough to kill a flea?
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"It is one of the intolerable peculiarities of louts that they always lurk.
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I uncovered and louted as I passed thinking that he might be a holy man at his orisons, but he called to me and asked me if I had heard speak of the new indulgence in favor of the Cistercians.
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