bout

Definition

  • noun: a period of time during which someone suffers from something (such as an illness or disease)
  • noun: a spell of activity
  • often + 'of'
  • synonyms: turn, round, conflict

Examples

  • He lost his 'bout' [='fight'] with the boxing champion.

  • She struggles with frequent 'bouts of' depression.

  • She survived a 5-year 'bout with' cancer.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) you've coughed out blood. That's not good. You should really see a doctor. Look.. Those guys over here, the other night ... on my lawn, what a bout them? - Just a gang. A bunch of Hmong gang bangers. I assume that. What they were doing here? They were going to take me away. (..)
    2008 Gran Torino