Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: bout
IPA transcription: [b'aʊt]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: turn, bout, round
    Meaning: (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
Usage examples
  • He was having an extra bout of work finishing another of those dreadful books, and had been away practically continually the last few weeks, and was away when she left.
  • After a few years I had to abandon boxing as well as wrestling, for in one bout a young captain of artillery cross-countered me on the eye, and the blow smashed the little blood-vessels.