Bout and Dance

Bout

Bout noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.

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Dance and bout are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dance" instead a noun "Bout".

Dance noun - A social gathering for dancing.

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Bout and dance are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bout" instead a noun "Dance".

Nearby Words: dancing, danced, dancer

special	special bout	special dance
long	long bout	long dance
elaborate	elaborate bout	elaborate dance
similar	similar bout	similar dance
Other adjectives: usual, brief, single, actual, quick, famous, new, random, next, last, said, impromptu, upcoming.

Lately it's become popular for the audience to recreate the dance from the "Thinking 'Bout Something" video.

Source: Music / Hanson
World's Dumbest... features a Subversion — a boxer performs an elaborate pre-bout dance routine with his crew, and then takes a severe hit ten seconds in by an opponent who actually decided to focus on boxing.

Source: Technician vs. Performer

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