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How to pronounce bout in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms binge, bust, tear
Type of revel, revelry
Has types piss-up
Type Words
Synonyms round, turn
Type of part, division, section
Has types top of the inning, bottom of the inning, top, bottom
Type Words
Type of competition, contest
Type Words
Type of period, time period, period of time


a bout of fever.
a bout of depression.

Examples of bout

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Chamley-Watson won his opening bout against China's Jialuo Shi on Friday, 15-12.
From the sacbee.com
Mandela has written in his memoirs that the bout of TB did not damage his lungs.
From the chron.com
Their bout was the co-main event of the night, but lasted less than two minutes.
From the sacbee.com
Well done for getting back to study at upper sixth after your bout of the fever.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Given that every bout is a must-win bout, it can be a highly-charged atmosphere.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Amir Sadolla, left, pins and hits Brad Blackburn during a the welterweight bout.
From the washingtonpost.com
It has been bruised in the latest bout of debt woes, but less so than last year.
From the economist.com
Klitschko was forced to pull out of the Dec. 11 bout due to an abdominal injury.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
It's being billed as the biggest Ultimate Fighting Championship bout in history.
From the latimes.com
More examples
  • Turn: (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
  • A period of illness; "a bout of fever"; "a bout of depression"
  • A contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers)
  • Bust: an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"
  • "Bout" is the sixth single from British R&B artist Jamelia and the first single from her second album Thank You. Overall, "Bout" is fairly ignored as a single and "Superstar" is widely regarded to be the first single from the album. ...
  • A period of something, usually painful or unpleasant; A boxing match; An assault (a fencing encounter) at which the score is kept; A fighting competition; A bulge or widening in a musical instrument, such as either of the two characteristic bulges of a guitar; The going and returning of a ...
  • (bouts) the curved outlines of the instrument
  • (Bouts) a repeated series of short dives without extended periods of time spent at the surface.
  • A match between two competitors that consists of a minimal of four three-minute rounds, with a one-minute break between rounds.