Drinking-bout

  • 11bout — noun (C) 1 a bout of flu/nausea/depression etc a short period of time during which you suffer from an illness 2 a short period of time during which you do something a lot, especially something that is bad for you: After a near fatal drinking bout …

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  • 12bout — Synonyms and related words: Chinese boxing, Olympic games, Olympics, arsis, bacchanal, bacchanalia, bacchanalian, bat, beat, bender, binge, boxing, boxing match, bust, carousal, carouse, celebration, chance, circle, circuit, close fighting,… …

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  • 13bout — n 1. boxing match, prizefight, spar, fist fight; trial, trial of strength, test, contest, duel; match, meet, tilt, joust; conflict, fight, clash, scuffle, tussle, scrap, fisticuffs, exchange of blows, Inf. set to. 2. turn, round, inning, Inf. go …

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  • 14bout — 1540s, from M.E. bught, probably from an unrecorded O.E. variant of byht a bend, from P.Gmc. *bukhta . Sense evolved from a circuit of any kind (as of a plow) to a round at any kind of exercise (1570s), a round at fighting (1590s), a fit of… …

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  • 15bout — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bad, nasty, prolonged, serious, severe ▪ I got a bad bout of flu last winter. (BrE) ▪ I got a bad bout of the flu last winter. (AmE) …

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  • 16drinking — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ binge, excessive, heavy ▪ the health problems associated with heavy drinking ▪ moderate ▪ teen (AmE), underage …

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  • 17drinking — n. 1) excessive; hard, heavy drinking 2) a bout of drinking * * * [ drɪŋkɪŋ] hard heavydrinking about of excessive …

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  • 18bout — n. (often foll. by of) 1 a a limited period (of intensive work or exercise). b a drinking session. c a period (of illness) (a bout of flu). 2 a a wrestling or boxing match. b a trial of strength. Etymology: 16th c.: app. the same as obs. bought… …

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  • 19bout — baÊŠt n. session; fit of illness or drinking; athletic match …

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  • 20Binge Drinking — Troubles de l ordre public à Stonehenge au cours d une beuverie. Le binge drinking, anglicisme que l on peut traduire par hyperalcoolisation, intoxication alcoolique aiguë[1], alcool …

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