Stout

  • 31stout — [[t]staʊt[/t]] adj. er, est, n. 1) overweight; corpulent; fat 2) courageous; brave: stout warriors[/ex] 3) firm; stubborn; resolute: stout resistance[/ex] 4) forceful; vigorous: a stout wind[/ex] 5) strong of body; sturdy: stout seamen[/ex] 6)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 32stout — I UK [staʊt] / US adjective Word forms stout : adjective stout comparative stouter superlative stoutest * 1) slightly fat. This word is less rude than fat a stout pleasant man stout legs 2) strong and thick a pair of stout shoes 3) very… …

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  • 33stout — adj. & n. adj. 1 rather fat; corpulent; bulky. 2 of considerable thickness or strength (a stout stick). 3 brave, resolute, vigorous (a stout fellow; put up stout resistance). n. a strong dark beer brewed with roasted malt or barley. Phrases and… …

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  • 34stout — stout1 [ staut ] adjective * 1. ) slightly fat. This word is less rude than fat : a stout pleasant man stout legs 2. ) strong and thick: a pair of stout shoes the stout trunk of an oak tree 3. ) very determined: The troops made a stout defense of …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 35stout — 1 adjective 1 fairly fat and heavy or having a thick body: a short, stout man | She s gotten pretty stout since you last saw her. see fat 1 2 literary strong and thick: a stout stick | a stout pair of shoes 3 literary brave and determined: stout… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 36stout — stout1 [staut] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: estout] 1.) fairly fat and heavy, or having a thick body ▪ a short, stout man 2.) literary strong and thick = ↑sturdy ▪ a stout pair of shoes 3.) formal …

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  • 37stout — {{11}}stout (adj.) c.1300, proud, valiant, strong, from O.Fr. estout brave, fierce, proud, earlier estolt strong, from W.Gmc. *stult proud, stately (Cf. M.L.G. stolt stately, proud, Ger. stolz proud, haughty, arrogant, stately ), from PIE root… …

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  • 38Stout — This interesting name has two possible origins. The first and most likely being, a nickname for a powerful, heavily built man, deriving from the Medieval English stout itself coming from the Olde French estout , meaning stout or bold . The… …

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  • 39stout — adjective 1) a short stout man Syn: fat, plump, portly, rotund, dumpy, chunky, corpulent; stocky, burly, bulky, hefty, heavyset, solidly built, thickset; informal tubby, pudgy, zaftig, corn fed …

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  • 40stout — adjective 1) a short stout man Syn: fat, plump, portly, rotund, dumpy, corpulent; informal tubby; Brit.; informal podgy; N.Amer.; informal zaftig, corn fed 2) stout leather shoes Syn …

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