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bout

(bout)

1. A contest between antagonists; a match: a wrestling bout.

2. A period of time spent in a particular way; a spell: "His tremendous bouts of drinking had wrecked his health" (Thomas Wolfe).

[From obsolete English bought, a turning (influenced by about), from Middle English, from bowen, to bend, turn; see bow².]

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bout

(baʊt)

a. a period of time spent doing something, such as drinking

b. a period of illness

2. (Boxing) a contest or fight, esp a boxing or wrestling match

[C16: variant of obsolete bought turn; related to German Bucht bight; see about]

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bout

(baʊt)

n.

1. a contest, as of boxing; match.

2. period; spell: a bout of illness.

3. a turn at work or any action.

4. a going and returning across a field, as in mowing or reaping.

[1535–45; variant of obsolete bought bend, turn, derivative of bow bow¹; see bight]

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Noun	1.	bout - (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive round, turn athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition division, section, part - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division" top of the inning, top - the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat; "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth" bottom of the inning, bottom - the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat period of play, playing period, play - (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning"
	2.	bout - a period of illness; "a bout of fever"; "a bout of depression" period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
	3.	bout - a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers) contest, competition - an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
	4.	bout - an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days" binge, tear, bust revel, revelry - unrestrained merrymaking piss-up - vulgar expression for a bout of heavy drinking

bout

noun

1. period, time, term, fit, session, stretch, spell, turn, patch, interval, stint I was suffering with a bout of nerves.

2. round, run, course, series, session, cycle, sequence, stint, spree The latest bout of violence has claimed ten lives.

3. fight, match, battle, competition, struggle, contest, set-to, encounter, engagement, head-to-head, boxing match This will be his eighth title bout in 19 months.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

bout

noun

1. A limited, often assigned period of activity, duty, or opportunity:

go, hitch, inning (often used in plural), shift, spell, stint, stretch, time, tour, trick, turn, watch.

2. An often prolonged period, as of illness:

siege.

Translations

جَوْلَهدَوْر، فَتْرَه، نَوْبَه

kolozáchvatzápas

anfaldomgang

Kampf Zeitspanne

asaltoataque (of illness)combate lucha tanda

eräkohtausotteluvälikohtaus

combat

kastlota

attacco ripresa

rungtynės

cīņaklepus lēkmeperiodsreize

omgang

boks nöbet

一回合一场一阵

bout

[baʊt] N

1. [of illness] → ataque m

2. (= period) [of work] → tanda f
drinking bout → juerga f, farra f (LAm)

3. (= boxing match) → combate m, encuentro m (Fencing) → asalto m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bout

[ˈbaʊt] n [violence, unrest, strikes, ill health] → période f

[flue, malaria] → accès m; [depression] → crise f

[boxer] → combat m, match m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bout

(of flu etc) → Anfall m; (of negotiations) → Runde f; a bout of fever/rheumatism → ein Fieber-/Rheumaanfall m; a drinking bout → eine Zecherei; I did another final bout of revision before the exam → ich habe vor dem Examen noch einmal alles wiederholt

(Boxing, Wrestling, Fencing) → Kampf m; to have a bout with somebody → einen Kampf mit jdm austragen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

bout

[baʊt] n

a. (of illness, malaria) → attacco, accesso
a severe bout of flu → una brutta influenza
a drinking bout → una sbronza
he's had several bouts of illness → è stato ammalato diverse volte
a bout of hard work → un periodo di intenso lavoro

b. (boxing match) → incontro

bout

(baut) noun

1. a period (of). a bout of coughing.

2. a (usually boxing) contest. a bout of fifteen five-minute rounds.

bout

n. acceso, ataque, episodio.

bout

n episodio, ataque m

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I would have loved nothing better than to have had another bout at merry Nottingham Town, but if I should win this prize nought would it pleasure or profit me."

Then he strolled to the platform where they were at cudgel play, for he loved a bout at quarterstaff as he loved meat and drink; and here befell an adventure that was sung in ballads throughout the mid-country for many a day.

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That Injun devil wouldn't make any more of drownd- ing us than a couple of cats, if we was to squeak 'bout this and they didn't hang him.

That's good enough for little rubbishy common things -- specially with gals, cuz THEY go back on you anyway, and blab if they get in a huff -- but there orter be writing 'bout a big thing like this.

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Why, what is you talkin' 'bout? Two --hund'd--dollahs.

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They hadn't made a fool of me in that drinking bout. And I was proud of myself for the achievement.

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They got to talkin' 'bout school, for mother has summer-boarded a lot o' the schoolmarms, an' likes 'em.

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"But I'm sorry to hear all this 'bout the Crooked Magician.

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"Here's Huck Finn, he hain't got no family; what you going to do 'bout him?"

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He often wished he had himself a son with such parts; and one day very solemnly asserted at a drinking bout, that Tom should hunt a pack of hounds for a thousand pound of his money, with any huntsman in the whole country.

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So, here's luck to you in the bout!" And the huge tankard came a third time into play.

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It need not be said that he did not speak of his love to any of his comrades, nor did he betray his secret even in the wildest drinking bouts (though indeed he was never so drunk as to lose all control of himself).