Bout
Bout noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.
Usage example: undoubtedly the team's best wrestler, he hasn't lost a bout yet
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Synonyms for Bout
Run
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Both words in one sentence
- Tomato in the Mirror: Those suffering from Chrysalis Syndrome (AKA: First awaking after a non-baseline run where they have a different role, and thus keeping their memories from that instead of their usual baseline) go through a brief bout of this.
Source: Fan Fic / The Infinite Loops - El Cabaillo Blanco, the reclusive Real Life ultrarunner from Born to Run who is rumored to be a former boxer who killed his opponent in a bout.
Source: Wild Man -
When Terry grabs her as she tries to butt into their final bout, she has Junjo run them both through.
Source: Film / The Street Fighter
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Run and Bout. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bout/run
Bout & Run. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bout/run>.
Run or Bout. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bout/run.
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