Definition of bout noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

The meaning of BOUT is a spell or period of activity. How to use bout in a sentence.

A bout is a period of time in which something intense happens, like fighting, binging, or being sick, and comes from the word for bending, or going round in a circle.

1. A contest between antagonists; a match: a wrestling bout. 2. A period of time spent in a particular way; a spell: "His tremendous bouts of drinking had wrecked his health" (Thomas Wolfe).

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

A bout of pain may commonly come on an hour or so after sleep, recurring one to three times per day, with alarm-clock regularity.

Bout definition: A contest between antagonists; a match.

Jan 20, 2026 · Preposition bout (colloquial) Apheretic form of about. They're talking bout you! Maddy is bout to get beat up!

bout (bout), n. a contest or trial of strength, as of boxing. period; session; spell: a bout of illness. a turn at work or any action. a going and returning across a field, as in mowing or reaping.

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