bout
bout
noun \ˈbau̇t\Definition of BOUT
Examples of BOUT
- <undoubtedly the team's best wrestler, he hasn't lost a bout yet>
- <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
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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
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