BOUT


Meaning of BOUT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ baʊt ]

( bouts)

1.

If you have a bout of an illness or of an unpleasant feeling, you have it for a short period.

He was recovering from a severe bout of flu...

I was suffering with a bout of nerves.

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2.

A bout of something that is unpleasant is a short time during which it occurs a great deal.

The latest bout of violence has claimed twenty four lives...

A half-hour daily walk can be more beneficial than one hard bout of exercise a week.

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3.

A bout is a boxing or wrestling match.

This will be his eighth title bout in 19 months.

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