Bout — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

a period of illness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæstɪɡˈeɪʃənz/

🇬🇧British English

/kaʃˈiːmiə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kaʃˈiːmiə/

1 syllable Say it as /kˌæstɪɡˈeɪʃənz/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

turn round binge bust tear

Parts of Speech

noun	(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
noun	a period of illness “a bout of fever”
noun	a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers)
noun	an occasion for excessive eating or drinking “they went on a bust that lasted three days”

Word Forms

binge

verb

overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kampf

(Sport) eine Division, in der eine Mannschaft in der Offensive ist

🇫🇷French

combat

(sports) une division au cours de laquelle une équipe est à l'offensive

🇪🇸Spanish

combate

(deportes) una división durante la cual un equipo está a la ofensiva

🇮🇹Italian

incontro

(sport) una divisione durante la quale una squadra è all'attacco

🇳🇱Dutch

gevecht

(sport) een divisie waarin één team in de aanval is

🇵🇹Portuguese

luta

(esportes) uma divisão durante a qual uma equipe está na ofensiva

🇷🇺Russian

бой

(спорт) дивизион, в котором одна команда находится в наступлении.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बार

(खेल) एक प्रभाग जिसके दौरान एक टीम आक्रामक होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

লড়াই

(ক্রীড়া) একটি বিভাগ যার সময় একটি দল আক্রমণাত্মক হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

போட்

(விளையாட்டு) ஒரு குழு தாக்குதலின் போது ஒரு பிரிவு

🇮🇳Telugu

బౌట్

(క్రీడలు) ఒక జట్టు దాడి చేసే సమయంలో ఒక విభాగం

🇮🇳Marathi

चढाओढ

(क्रीडा) एक विभाग ज्या दरम्यान एक संघ आक्रमक असतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

મુકાબલો

(રમતો) એક વિભાગ જે દરમિયાન એક ટીમ આક્રમક હોય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾದಾಟ

(ಕ್ರೀಡೆ) ಒಂದು ತಂಡವು ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ವಿಭಾಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബൗട്ട്

(കായികം) ഒരു ടീം ആക്രമണത്തിൽ ഏർപ്പെടുന്ന ഒരു ഡിവിഷൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁਕਾਬਲੇ

(ਖੇਡਾਂ) ਇੱਕ ਡਿਵੀਜ਼ਨ ਜਿਸ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਇੱਕ ਟੀਮ ਹਮਲਾਵਰ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مقابلہ

(کھیل) ایک ڈویژن جس کے دوران ایک ٹیم جارحانہ ہوتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

回合

（体育运动）一支球队处于进攻状态的分区

🇯🇵Japanese

試合

(スポーツ) 1 つのチームが攻撃的である部門

🇰🇷Korean

합

(스포츠) 한 팀이 공세를 펼치는 기간

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cơn sốt

(thể thao) một bộ phận trong đó một đội đang tấn công

🇹🇭Thai

การแข่งขัน

(กีฬา) แผนกที่ทีมหนึ่งเป็นฝ่ายรุก

🇮🇩Indonesian

pertandingan

(Olahraga) divisi di mana satu tim melakukan serangan

🇵🇭Filipino

laban

(sports) isang dibisyon kung saan ang isang koponan ay nasa opensiba

🇲🇾Malay

pertarungan

(sukan) bahagian di mana satu pasukan melakukan serangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نوبة

(رياضة) قسم يكون فيه فريق واحد في حالة هجوم

🇮🇷Persian

مبارزه

(ورزشی) بخشی که طی آن یک تیم در حالت تهاجمی است

🇹🇷Turkish

maç

(spor) bir takımın hücumda olduğu bölüm

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֶתקֵף

(ספורט) חטיבה שבמהלכה קבוצה אחת נמצאת בהתקפה

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