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1
able to withstand hardship, strain, or exposure
- erected a stout wooden fence to keep the wild animals out
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- durable,
- enduring,
- everlasting,
- immortal,
- imperishable,
- lasting,
- permanent,
- stable,
- staunch
- (also stanch),
- staying,
- tenacious,
- unyielding
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2
being compact and broad in build and often short in stature
- the wrestler is stout in build, so he is frequently underestimated by his opponents
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3
feeling or displaying no fear by temperament
- stout souls who boldly ventured forward, not knowing what kinds of danger they faced
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- bold,
- brave,
- courageous,
- dauntless,
- doughty,
- fearless,
- gallant,
- greathearted,
- gutsy,
- gutty,
- heroic
- (also heroical),
- intrepid,
- lionhearted,
- manful,
- stalwart,
- stouthearted,
- undauntable,
- undaunted,
- valiant,
- valorous
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- determined,
- firm,
- game,
- gamy
- (or gamey),
- gritty,
- plucky,
- resolute,
- Spartan,
- undeterred,
- undismayed,
- unflinching,
- unswerving
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4
having muscles capable of exerting great physical force
- covered wagons drawn by stout oxen
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5
not showing weakness or uncertainty
- a stout defender of women's rights in the third world
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The first known use of stout was in the 14th century
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