bout /baʊt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: bout 'one trip up the field and back in plowing' (16-19 centuries) , from bought 'bending' (14-17 centuries) ]
1 . a bout of depression/flu/sickness etc a short period of time during which you suffer from an illness
2 . a short period of time during which you do something a lot, especially something that is bad for you:
a drinking bout
bout of
a bout of unemployment
3 . a ↑ boxing or ↑ wrestling match