A fussy referee can ruin a bout.
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Bout
//ˈbaʊt//
Synonyms for "bout" (140 found)
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Closest matches (28)
Strong matches (42)
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10 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesderived
2 entriesetymologically related_to
3 entrieshas context
4 entriesis a
2 entriespart of
1 entriesrelated to
13 entriesTranslations
35 translations across 13 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- период noun (period of something)
Czech
4 entries- nával noun (period of something)
- vlna noun (period of something)
- záchvat noun (period of something)
- zápas noun (boxing match)
Esperanto
4 entries- atako noun (period of something)
- matĉo noun (boxing match)
- matĉo noun (fencing encounter)
- matĉo noun (roller derby match)
Finnish
4 entries- jakso noun (period of something)
- mittelö noun (fighting competition)
- nyrkkeilyottelu noun (boxing match)
- ottelu noun (boxing match)
Hungarian
2 entries- asszó noun (fencing encounter)
- csörte noun (fencing encounter)
Irish
3 entries- babhta noun (period of something)
- babhta noun (music: bulge or widening in a musical instrument)
- taom noun (period of something)
Italian
1 entries- attacco noun (period of something)
Manx
1 entries- cliwederys noun (fencing encounter)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- تكنه noun (music: bulge or widening in a musical instrument)
Polish
2 entries- pojedynek noun (boxing match)
- walka noun (boxing match)
Portuguese
1 entries- ataque noun (fencing encounter)
Russian
3 entries- период noun (period of something)
- поединок noun (boxing match)
- поединок noun (fighting competition)
Spanish
2 entries- encuentro noun (boxing match)
- racha noun (period of something)
Sample sentences
23 total sentences available.
The fighter toughened up for the bout.
Source: tatoeba (33587)
The wrestler had his right leg broken in a bout.
Source: tatoeba (49703)
The bout turned out rough and neither boxer was going to win hands down.
Source: tatoeba (49904)
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