Difference between Bout and Round

What is the difference between Bout and Round?

Bout as a noun is an instance of something lasting a short period. while Round as a noun is a circular object.

Bout

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An instance of something lasting a short period. An attack (of an illness, etc). An assault (a fencing encounter) at which the score is kept. A bulge or widening in a musical instrument, such as either of the two characteristic bulges of a guitar. An outside circuit of a field made with a plough or implement to mark the ground and create a headland.

Part of speech: preposition

Definition: about

Round

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction.Spherical; shaped like a ball; having a circular cross-section in more than one direction.Lacking sharp angles; having gentle curves.PlumpComplete, whole, not lacking.Of a number that has been rounded off or approximated.Pronounced with the mouth open in the shape of an "O".

Part of speech: preposition

Definition: Alternative form of around.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Alternative form of around.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A circular object.A circular or repetitious route; hospital rounds.An general outburst from a group of people at an event.A song that is sung by groups of people with each subset of people starting at a different time.A serving of something; a portion of something to each person in a group.A single individual portion or dose of medicine.A long-bristled, circular-headed paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting.A bullet, or any individual ammunition projectile. Originally referring to the spherical projectile ball of a smoothbore firearm. Cf. round shot and solid shot.One of the specified pre-determined segments of the total time of a sport event, such as a boxing or wrestling match, during which contestants compete before being signaled to stop.A stage in a competition.In some sports', e.g. golf or showjumping: one complete way around the course.A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an outside edge, added for a finished appearance and to soften sharp edges.A strip of material with a circular face that covers an edge, gap, or crevice for decorative, sanitary, or security purposes.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To shape something into a curve.To finish; to complete; to fill out.To approximate a number, especially a decimal number by the closest whole number.To turn past a boundary.To turn and attack someone or thing.To advance to home plate.To whisper.

Example sentence: As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.

We hope you now know whether to use Bout or Round in your sentence.

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