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bout
(b/AU/t )

noun (n)

  • (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive(noun.time)
    Synonym:
    round, turn
    source: wordnet30
  • a period of illness(noun.time)
    Example:
    A bout of fever.
    A bout of depression.
    source: wordnet30
  • a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers)(noun.event)
    source: wordnet30
  • an occasion for excessive eating or drinking(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    binge, bust, tear
    source: wordnet30
  • As much of an action as is performed at one time; a going and returning, as of workmen in reaping, mowing, etc.; a turn; a round.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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