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

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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