bout

Other forms of bout

plural

bouts·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about bout

What does bout mean?

bout means "(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in bout?

bout has 1 syllable: bout. In IPA it is /ˈbaʊt/.

What is another word for bout?

Close synonyms include turn, round, bust, tear, binge. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bout a common word?

bout is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with bout?

5 words rhyme with bout. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.