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

  • (..) don't appreciate what Jenny did. – Well if all I hadda do was cut a hole in a bag, I coulda cut it better than this. – How 'bout you Robert, can you see? – Not too good. I mean, if I don't move my head, I can see you pretty good, more or less. But when I start ridin', the bag's (..)
    2012 Django Unchained
  • (..) and as if on cue, here comes the sheriff. – Okay boys, fun's over. Come on out. All right folks, calm down. You bout your business. The jokers will be gone soon. Now… why y'all wanna come into my town and start trouble, and… scare all these nice people? (..)
    2012 Django Unchained