bout
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4.7
- noun
- /baʊt/
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episodio
- He often found himself in a bout of overindulgence during holiday celebrations.
- bouts of drinking
- exercise bouts
- bouts of aerobic
And then I'll do a second bout of learning.
- And then I'll do a second bout of learning.
- But like, I, I basically, like, did suffer from bouts of extreme binging.
- You get a short term benefit with a single exercise bout.
- So personality can actually change with long bouts of of TM meditation or repeated meditation.
- This brings me to a question about the period immediately after waking from the nightly bout of sleep.
- And those early night sleep bouts are great for muscular repair and for certain forms of learning.
- Companies have weathered the roughest bouts of supply turmoil over the past year, partially by raising prices, and consumers have largely accepted this.
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Companies have weathered the roughest bouts of supply turmoil over the past year, partially by raising prices, and consumers have largely accepted this.
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I had a drinking bout with the agent of the Bank of Madrid.
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In a recent bout of escapism, I spent some time thinking about my thrifty ways.
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Barbara had run out of flour during a late-night baking bout, after all the stores were closed.
Fiction book (1992) -
Results supported the hypothesis that self-reported positive affect would increase following a short bout of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise.
Academic text (2009) -
After a long week at work, she indulged in a weekend bout of binge-watching her favorite series.
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The athlete went through a bout of intense training before the championship.
Synonyms
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5.6
A short time of doing something a lot, like eating or drinking
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7.4
A party with a lot of eating or drinking
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9.7
A short time when someone eats or drinks too much
A time when someone drinks a lot of alcohol without stopping
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Etymology
Bout can mean a short 'spree' or strong period of activity, so a 'bout of eating' or a 'bout of drinking' is when someone does a lot of that thing for a short time.