Meaning & use
bout
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a short period of intense activity or illness, or a contest in boxing or wrestling.
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She came down with a nasty bout of the flu last week.
The boxer trained for months before his championship bout.
A note on using this word
Used both for physical contests, as in a boxing bout, and for a temporary episode of illness or activity, as in a bout of coughing.
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