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bout

noun

An occasion for excessive eating or drinking

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
B
Ends with
T
Contains
OU
Scrabble score
6
CEFR level
C2

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noun

  1. An occasion for excessive eating or drinking

    “They went on a bust that lasted three days”

noun

  1. A contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers)

noun

  1. A period of illness

    “A bout of fever”

noun

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

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They went on a bust that lasted three days
A bout of fever
A bout of depression

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