bust, tear, binge, bout
(noun) an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; “they went on a bust that lasted three days”
bout
(noun) a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers)
bout
(noun) a period of illness; “a bout of fever”; “a bout of depression”
turn, bout, round
(noun) (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bout (plural bouts)
A period of something, usually painful or unpleasant.
(boxing) A boxing match.
(fencing) An assault (a fencing encounter) at which the score is kept.
(roller derby) A roller derby match.
A fighting competition.
(music) A bulge or widening in a musical instrument, such as either of the two characteristic bulges of a guitar.
(dated) The going and returning of a plough, or other implement used to mark the ground and create a headland, across a field.
bout (third-person singular simple present bouts, present participle bouting, simple past and past participle bouted)
To contest a bout.
bout
(colloquial) Aphetic form of about
Source: Wiktionary
Bout, n. Etym: [A different spelling and application of bought bend.]
1. As much of an action as is performed at one time; a going and returning, as of workmen in reaping, mowing, etc.; a turn; a round. In notes with many a winding bout Of linked sweetness long drawn out. Milton. The prince . . . has taken me in his train, so that I am in no danger of starving for this bout. Goldsmith.
2. A conflict; contest; attempt; trial; a set-to at anything; as, a fencing bout; a drinking bout. The gentleman will, for his honor's sake, have one bout with you; he can not by the duello avoid it. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.