bout

🇺🇸 /baʊt/ 🇬🇧 /baʊt/
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noun
R

a short time of intense activity or something happening a lot

A quick bout of cleaning made the room look much better.

R

a sudden attack or period of sickness

She had a bad bout of the flu last week.

R

a fight in boxing or wrestling

The boxing bout ended with a knockout in the third round.

translation

n. a short time of intense activity or something happening a lot; a sudden attack or period of sickness; a fight in boxing or wrestling

Word Forms

Plural bouts