bout
- noun
- /baʊt/
- The two boxers faced off in the championship bout that everyone had been waiting for.
And then we'll, we're going to jump into a sixth round bout.
- And then we'll, we're going to jump into a sixth round bout.
- Because when you when you were in the ring and you, you just you just won a bout, significant bout, you're victorious.
- He was down twice and Zhang, I thought dominated the first five rounds of that that bout.
- So even before there is any fight millions and millions of miles away, the lion ball is going to start taking the first punches in this bout.
- It's about if the one of the one of the undercard bouts on the beef Beef Brawl USA.
Examples
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The brutal fifteen round bout... is still considered one of the greatest fights of the '80s.
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Ladies and gentlemen... the main bout this afternoon for the Championship of the World.
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I have never lost a bout.
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Now we can get to the main bout.
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The combined scores put the bout in favour of a majority draw.
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It was my first professional bout.
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When the first wrestlers entered the ring, I expected the bout to begin right away.
Fiction book (1997) -
Welcome to Los Angeles for one of the most highly anticipated heavyweight bouts in years.
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After a dominating two-round performance, the bout ended in a victory for Smith via unanimous decision.
Blog text (3) -
This bout is scheduled for three, five-minute rounds, and when the action begins, your referee is Mr. Rick Fike.
Synonyms
A physical struggle between people or groups, like a boxing match
A physical struggle between people or groups that involves hitting and sometimes weapons
A game in which two teams or players compete
A final meeting where two sides face each other to settle a dispute
A fight between two boxers in a ring judged by officials
A contest where two people try to throw and hold each other
A very rough fight or argument where people attack each other a lot
A boxing match between professional boxers to win money
A physical fight where people hit each other with fists
A short practice fight in boxing or martial arts to improve skills
Antonyms
Compounds
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Bout originally meant a quick 'round' or 'turn' in a fight, just like a boxing 'round', which is why a fight is called a 'bout'.