stout

Stout means bulky in figure or shape. (adjective)

An example of stout is a short and fat beer mug.

A stout is a dark and sweet type of beer that has a high percentage of hops. (noun)

An example of stout is Guinness.

See stout in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

courageous; brave; undaunted
1. strong in body; sturdy
2. strong in construction; firm; substantial: a stout wall
powerful; forceful
fat; thickset; corpulent

noun

a fat person
a garment in a size for a fat man
a dark-brown beer like porter, but heavier and sweeter and containing a higher percentage of hops

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See stout in American Heritage Dictionary 4

stout

adjective stout·er, stout·est

noun

a. A thickset or corpulent person.
b. A garment size for a large or heavy figure.
A strong, very dark beer or ale.

Origin: Middle English, from Old French estout, of Germanic origin; see stel- in Indo-European roots.

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