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bout
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As a noun, bout means a period of something, especially one painful or unpleasant. As a verb, it means contest a bout.
Meanings of bout
12 meaningsnoun
A period of something, especially one painful or unpleasant.
“a bout of drought.”
boxingA boxing match.
fencingAn assault (a fencing encounter) at which the score is kept.
roller derbyA roller derby match.
A fighting competition.
musicA bulge or widening in a musical instrument, such as either of the two characteristic bulges of a guitar.
A contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers)
Older and rare meanings (1)
datedThe going and returning of a plough, or other implement used to mark the ground and create a headland, across a field.
verb
To contest a bout.
preposition
colloquialAphetic form of about
“They're talking bout you!”
“Maddy is bout to get beat up!”
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).