n.

1. A contest between antagonists; a match: a wrestling bout.
2. A period of time spent in a particular way; a spell: “His tremendous bouts of drinking had wrecked his health” (Thomas Wolfe).

[From obsolete English bought, a turning (influenced by ABOUT), from Middle English, from bowen, to bend, turn. See bow².]

noun

1. A limited, often assigned period of activity, duty, or opportunity: go, hitch, inning (often used in plural), shift, spell, stint, stretch, time, tour, trick, turn, watch. See time.
2. An often prolonged period, as of illness: siege. See time.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: (in sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive
  Synonyms: turn, round

Meaning #2: a boxing match
  Synonym: fight

Meaning #3: an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
  Synonyms: bust, tear, binge

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Common misspelling(s) of bout

• baout
• boaut

Dansk (Danish)
n. - druktur

Nederlands (Dutch)
wedstrijd, aanval (van ziekte etc.), partij (boksen etc.), beurt, rondje

Français (French)
n. - période, attaque, accès, combat (de boxe), assaut

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wettkampf, Periode, Anfall

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - περίοδος κάποιας δραστηριότητας, κρίση, προσβολή (νόσου κ.λπ.), αγώνας, γύρος (πάλης κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
incontro

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ataque (m) (doença), turno (m), vez (f)

Русский (Russian)
бой, встреча, схватка

Español (Spanish)
n. - partido, encuentro, combate

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - dust, kamp, ryck, anfall

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
一阵, 一次, 一回合

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 一陣, 一次, 一回合

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 시합, 한바탕, 발작

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 一期間, 一試合, 発作, 一勝負

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نوبه, شوط, دور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תקופת פעילות, התקף מחלה, תחרות, בולמוס‬

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