bout

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).

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

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bout

(baʊt)

n

1.

a. a period of time spent doing something, such as drinking

b. a period of illness

2. (Boxing) a contest or fight, esp a boxing or wrestling match

[C16: variant of obsolete bought turn; related to German Bucht bight; see about]

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bout

(baʊt)

n.

1. a contest, as of boxing; match.

2. period; spell: a bout of illness.

3. a turn at work or any action.

4. a going and returning across a field, as in mowing or reaping.

[1535–45; variant of obsolete bought bend, turn, derivative of bow bow¹; see bight]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bout - (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive round, turn 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" binge, tear, bust revel, revelry - unrestrained merrymaking piss-up - vulgar expression for a bout of heavy drinking

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bout

noun

1. period, time, term, fit, session, stretch, spell, turn, patch, interval, stint I was suffering with a bout of nerves.

2. round, run, course, series, session, cycle, sequence, stint, spree The latest bout of violence has claimed ten lives.

3. fight, match, battle, competition, struggle, contest, set-to, encounter, engagement, head-to-head, boxing match This will be his eighth title bout in 19 months.

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bout

noun

1. A limited, often assigned period of activity, duty, or opportunity:

go, hitch, inning (often used in plural), shift, spell, stint, stretch, time, tour, trick, turn, watch.

2. An often prolonged period, as of illness:

siege.

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Translations

جَوْلَهدَوْر، فَتْرَه، نَوْبَه

kolozáchvatzápas

anfaldomgang

KampfZeitspanne

asaltoataque (of illness)combateluchatanda

eräkohtausotteluvälikohtaus

combat

kastlota

attaccoripresa

rungtynės

cīņaklepus lēkmeperiodsreize

omgang

boksnöbet

一回合一场一阵

bout

[baʊt] N

1. [of illness] → ataque m

2. (= period) [of work] → tanda f
drinking bout → juerga f, farra f (LAm)

3. (= boxing match) → combate m, encuentro m (Fencing) → asalto 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

bout

[ˈbaʊt] n [violence, unrest, strikes, ill health] → période f

[flue, malaria] → accès m; [depression] → crise f

[boxer] → combat m, match m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bout

n

(of flu etc) → Anfall m; (of negotiations) → Runde f; a bout of fever/rheumatism → ein Fieber-/Rheumaanfall m; a drinking bout → eine Zecherei; I did another final bout of revision before the exam → ich habe vor dem Examen noch einmal alles wiederholt

(Boxing, Wrestling, Fencing) → Kampf m; to have a bout with somebody → einen Kampf mit jdm austragen

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

bout

[baʊt] n

a. (of illness, malaria) → attacco, accesso
a severe bout of flu → una brutta influenza
a drinking bout → una sbronza
he's had several bouts of illness → è stato ammalato diverse volte
a bout of hard work → un periodo di intenso lavoro

b. (boxing match) → incontro

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bout

(baut) noun

1. a period (of). a bout of coughing. aanval دَوْر، فَتْرَه، نَوْبَه период crise záchvat die Zeitspanne anfald; omgang περίοδος, φάση όπου κτ. συμβαίνει ataque, rato hoog مدت زمان؛ دوره puuska accèsתקופה बारी, दौरा napadaj roham masa menderita kast attacco ひとしきり 기간 priepuolis klepus lēkme serangan batuk buiomgang; anfallatak دوره ، مدت زمان acesso acces приступ záchvat napad napad ryck, anfall, släng ช่วงเวลาสั้น ๆ nöbet 一陣 приступ وقفہ ، باری ، چکر cơn (ho) 一阵

2. a (usually boxing) contest. a bout of fifteen five-minute rounds. wedstryd جَوْلَه състезание luta zápas, kolo der Kampf omgang αγώναςasalto, lucha, combate matš مسابقه kilpailu combatתחרות 5 मिनट की पारी borba küzdelem pertarungan lota incontro 一勝負 권투 시합 rungtynės (boksa) cīņa perlawanan wedstrijdkampmecz, walka سیالی luta luptă встреча, схватка zápas dvoboj borba kamp, match การแข่งขัน (ชกมวย) boks 一場，一回合 тур مقابلہ ، بازی cuộc đọ sức 一场，一回合

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bout

n. acceso, ataque, episodio.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

bout

n episodio, ataque m

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