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bout Definition

bout (bo̵ut)

noun

  1. Dialectal a going and coming back again, as across a field in plowing; turn
  2. a struggle; contest or match a championship bout
  3. a period of time taken up by some activity, illness, etc.; spell a bout of the flu, a bout of shopping

Etymology: for earlier bought < ME bught, akin to MLowG bucht, bight; form & meaning prob. infl. by 'bout < about

bout Synonyms

bout

n.

match, set-to, round, session; see fight 1, period 1.

bout Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • tonsillitis: Information: I have a 14 year old son who suffers from enlarged tonsils and bouts of tonsillitis.
  • fisticuffs: A bout of fisticuffs ensued from which ex Cardiff prop Gary Powell collected his yellow card.
  • cystitis: If you have repeated bouts of cystitis the first question to ask is why?
  • diarrhea: How do we maintain a stable blood sugar during a prolonged bout of diarrhea?
  • flu: This stress may be anything from a bout of flu to a car accident.
  • depression: Some people have two or more bouts of depression at various times of their life.

Converse of object

  • recur: In 1958 he was involved in a street accident in Leiden, which led to recurring bouts of ill health.
  • wrestle: The athletes would have to go out and wrestle a third bout each, and find it within themselves to co-exist.
  • suffer: THE DEATH OF WILLIAM IV William suffered a severe bout of asthma in April, 1837.

Adjective modifier

  • prolonged: Following prolonged bouts of ill health in recent years, Chris Rea's career has taken some radical turns.
  • repeated: Sir Julian Huxley, perhaps goaded by his repeated bouts of clinical depression, wrestled with humanism in increasing darkness of thought.
  • worried: I'm a tad worried bout it tho because even tho both directors are very talented, they are also quite different.
  • recurrent: Match the winner recurrent bouts of of lithium in somehow is going.
  • periodic: The PEIT sector has experienced periodic bouts of heightened share price volatility.

Modifies a noun

  • ure: N stacey it woz my fault all da ladz no bout ure u no wat.

Noun used with modifier

  • talkin: How many you nice folks out dere thinks I knows what I's talkin bout.
  • tlk: I'm only 13 n mi dad woz only 41. my m8ts find it difficult 2 tlk bout it coz they don't understand.
  • thinkin: I am thinkin bout Turkey as it is a bit different and alot of people have said its good there!
  • suckling: In what percentage of the suckling bouts did allosuckling occur?
  • boxing: Professional boxing bouts, already reduced to 10 per cent of pre war figures will be further reduced.