bout
/baʊt/
noun
- A short period of intense activity, illness, or emotion.
- After a brief bout of laughter, the room fell silent again.
- He went through a bout of depression after losing his job.
- She had a bad bout of the flu and stayed home from school.
- A contest or fight, especially in boxing or wrestling.
- The championship bout lasted all twelve rounds.
- He trained for months for his first professional boxing bout.
- Two wrestlers faced off in a tough bout at the tournament.
- A session or spell of doing something, especially drinking or eating.
- They went on a drinking bout that lasted all weekend.
- His eating bout left him feeling stuffed and sleepy.
- After a long bout of studying, she finally took a break.