bout

bout

noun \ˈbau̇t\

Definition of BOUT

: a spell of activity: as

a : an athletic match (as of boxing)

b : outbreak, attack <a bout of pneumonia>

c : session

Examples of BOUT

1. <undoubtedly the team's best wrestler, he hasn't lost a bout yet>
2. <she's currently suffering from a bout of the flu>

Origin of BOUT

English dialect, a trip going and returning in plowing, from Middle English bought bend

First Known Use: 1575

Related to BOUT

Synonyms

game, competition, contest, event, match, matchup, meet, sweepstakes (also sweep-stake), tournament, tourney

Related Words

athletics, sport; battle, conflict, scrimmage, skirmish, struggle, tug-of-war, tussle; championship, national(s); final, nightcap, play-off, semifinal; derby, field day, gymkhana, open, outing; biathlon, decathlon, heptathlon, pentathlon, triathlon; marathon, race, ultramarathon; heat, round, run, set; rally, volley; round-robin, rubber, runoff, sudden death; dead heat, photo finish, seesaw; classic

Near Antonyms

arrest, relief, remission

Rhymes with BOUT

clout, doubt, drought, flout, glout, gout, grout, knout, kraut, lout, out, pout, rout, route, scout, shout, snout, spout, sprout, stout, tout, trout