BOUT

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

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Etymology 1

Noun

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.

Verb

bout (third-person singular simple present bouts, present participle bouting, simple past and past participle bouted)

To contest a bout.

Etymology 2

Preposition

bout

(colloquial) Aphetic form of about

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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