bout (n.)

  1. (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive

    [ Syn: turn , round ]

  2. a period of illness; a bout of fever; a bout of depression'

  3. a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers)

  4. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; they went on a bust that lasted three days

    [ Syn: bust , tear , binge ]

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