undoubtedly the team's best wrestler, he hasn't lost a bout yet
she's currently suffering from a bout of the flu
Recent Examples on the WebWith one technique, for example—called imaginal exposure—you might be asked to visualize the process of going to the airport, boarding the plane, and experiencing a bad bout of turbulence.—Angela Haupt, TIME, 10 May 2024 The reality star admitted that the turning point in her health journey was in 2021 when a debilitating bout of tendonitis left her on the floor of her basement gym during her daily run on the treadmill.—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for bout
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Word History
Etymology
English dialect, a trip going and returning in plowing, from Middle English bought bend
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