bout

CEFRC1

/ˈbaʊt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A short period or a contest.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A boxing match.

Examples

  • A fussy referee can ruin a bout.

  • The fighter toughened up for the bout.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /bʌʊt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An assault (a fencing encounter) at which the score is kept.

  2. A period of something, especially one painful or unpleasant, like an illness.

  3. A roller derby match.

More examples

In context

  • The wrestler had his right leg broken in a bout.

  • a long bout of the flu

  • a bout of drought

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English bout, bowt, bught (whence also modern English bought (“bend, curve”)), probably from Old English *buht (“bend, turn”), an unrecorded variant of Old English byht (“a bend, curve”), from Proto-West Germanic *buhti, from Proto-Germanic *buhtiz (“a bend”). Equivalent to bow + -t. Doublet of bight and bought. For the sense development compare bender.