bout

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A period of something, especially one painful or unpleasant, like an illness.
2. 2
   A boxing match.
3. 3
   An assault (a fencing encounter) at which the score is kept.
4. 4
   A roller derby match.
5. 5
   A fighting competition.
6. 6
   A bulge or widening in a musical instrument, such as either of the two characteristic bulges of a guitar.
7. 7
   The going and returning of a plough, or other implement used to mark the ground and create a headland, across a field.

Verb

1. 1
   To contest a bout.

Preposition

1. 1
   Aphetic form of about.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname