bout
(noun, verb, preposition)
noun
1. (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
Definition categories: time, division, part, section
2. a period of illness
- a bout of fever
- a bout of depression
Definition categories: time, period
3. a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers)
Definition categories: event, competition, contest
4. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
Similar word(s): binge, bust, tear
Definition categories: act, revel, revelry
Sentences with bout as a noun:
- a bout of drought.
preposition
1. (colloquial) about
- they're talking bout you!
- Maddy is bout to get beat up!
verb
1. To contest a bout.