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stout

(stout)
adj. stout·er, stout·est
1.
a. Bulky in figure; thickset or corpulent. See Synonyms at fat.
b. Strong in body; sturdy: added a stout defensive end to improve the front line.
c. Thick or strong in structure or substance; solid or substantial: "They met a stout barrier of old farm-carts upturned" (J.R.R. Tolkien).
2.
a. Having or marked by boldness or determination; resolute: stout of heart.
b. Stubborn or uncompromising: put up stout resistance to the proposal.
3. Having a strong flavor: a cup of stout coffee.
n.
1.
a. A thickset or corpulent person.
b. A garment size for a large or heavy figure.
2. A very dark ale or lager beer.
[Middle English, from Old French estout, of Germanic origin; see stel- in Indo-European roots.]
stout′ish adj.
stout′ly adv.
stout′ness n.
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stout

(staʊt)
adj
1. solidly built or corpulent
2. (prenominal) resolute or valiant: stout fellow.
3. strong, substantial, and robust
4. a stout heart courage; resolution
n
(Brewing) strong porter highly flavoured with malt
[C14: from Old French estout bold, of Germanic origin; related to Middle High German stolz proud, Middle Dutch stolt brave]
ˈstoutish adj
ˈstoutly adv
ˈstoutness n

Stout

(staʊt)
n
(Biography) Sir Robert. 1844–1930, New Zealand statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister of New Zealand (1884–87)
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stout

(staʊt)

adj. -er, -est,
n. adj.
1. overweight; corpulent; fat.
2. courageous; brave: stout warriors.
3. firm; stubborn; resolute: stout resistance.
4. forceful; vigorous: a stout wind.
5. strong of body; sturdy: stout seamen.
6. substantial; solid: a stout cudgel.
n.
7. a dark, sweet ale having a higher percentage of hops than porter.
8. a fat person.
9. a clothing size for persons of ample figure.
[1250–1300; Middle English (adj.) < Old French estout bold, proud < Germanic; compare Middle Dutch stout bold, Middle Low German stolt, Middle High German stolz proud]
stout′ish, adj.
stout′ly, adv.
stout′ness, n.

Stout


(stout),
n.
Rex (Todhunter), 1886–1975, U.S. detective novelist.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:stout - a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops]stout - a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops
ale - a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
Guinness - a kind of bitter stout
2. stout - a garment size for a large or heavy person
size - the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe"
Adj. 1. stout - dependable; "the stalwart citizens at Lexington"; "a stalwart supporter of the UN"; "stout hearts"
resolute - firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination; "stood resolute against the enemy"; "faced with a resolute opposition"; "a resolute and unshakeable faith"
2. stout - euphemisms for `fat'; "men are portly and women are stout"
fat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was"
3. stout - having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes"
robust - sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction; "a robust body"; "a robust perennial"
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stout

adjective
1. fat, big, heavy, overweight, plump, bulky, substantial, burly, obese, fleshy, tubby, portly, rotund, corpulent, on the large or heavy side exercises ideal for stout women of maturer years
fat lean, slim, slender, skinny, lanky, slight, insubstantial, skin-and-bones (informal)
2. strong, strapping, muscular, tough, substantial, athletic, hardy, robust, vigorous, sturdy, stalwart, husky (informal), hulking, beefy (informal), lusty, brawny, thickset, able-bodied a great stout fellow, big in brawn and bone
strong frail, feeble, puny, insubstantial
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stout

adjective
2. Capable of exerting considerable effort or of withstanding considerable stress or hardship:
3. Having a large body, especially in girth:
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Translations
جَريء ، شُجاعسَميك ومَتيننوع من البيرَةِ السَّوداء الثَّقيلَهيَسْمَن
ráznýsilnýstatečnýtěžkýtlustý
hårdnakketkraftigsolidstout
dökkur, sterkur bjóreinbeittur, harîurfeitursterkbyggîur; digur
apņēmīgsdrosmīgsdūšīgsporterisresns
cesur ve kararlısağlam ve kalınşişman siyah ve sert bira

stout

[staʊt]
A. ADJ (stouter (compar) (stoutest (superl)))
1. (= sturdy) [stick, shoes etc] → fuerte, sólido
2. (= fat) [person] → gordo, robusto
3. (= determined) [supporter, resistance] → resuelto, empedernido
stout fellow! (o.f.) → ¡muy bien!
he's a stout fellow (o.f.) → es un buen chico
with stout hearts → resueltamente
B. N (Brit) (= beer) → cerveza f negra
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stout

[ˈstaʊt]
adj
(= sturdy) [shoes, stick] → solide
(= stocky) [person] → corpulent(e)
(= fierce) [resistance, defence] → farouche
n → bière f brune stout-hearted [ˌstaʊtˈhɑːrtɪd] adj → vaillant(e)
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stout

adj (+er)
(= corpulent) man → untersetzt, korpulent ; woman → füllig ; to get or grow stout → untersetzter/fülliger werden
(= strong) stick, horse etc → kräftig ; door, rope, wall, gate → stark ; shoes → fest ; coat → dick
(= brave) heart → tapfer ; person → beherzt ; fellow, resistance → beherzt, tapfer, mannhaft (liter); refusal, denial → entschieden ; belief → fest ; defence → hartnäckig ; opposition → zäh ; support → solide ; stout fellow! (dated inf) → tapferer Kerl! (dated inf); with stout heart → tapferen Herzens
n (Brit) → Stout m, dunkles, obergäriges Bier (= sweet stout) → Malzbier nt
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stout

[staʊt]
1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (sturdy, stick, shoes) → robusto/a, solido/a; (fat, person) → corpulento/a, robusto/a; (determined, supporter, resistance) → tenace ; (refusal) → deciso/a; (brave) → coraggioso/a
with stout hearts → coraggiosamente, valorosamente
a stout fellow (old) (fig) → un tipo in gamba
2. n (beer) → birra scura
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stout1

(staut) adjective
1. strong or thick. a stout stick. dik, sterk سَميك ومَتين як grosso silný, tlustý kräftig solid γερός, χοντρός sólido, fuerte toekas قوي tukeva solide חזק हट्टा-कट्टा krupan, krepak erős kuat dan gemuk sterkbyggður; digur solido がんじょうな 당당한 storas, drūtas stiprs; resns kuat stevig solid, kraftig, tykk gruby قوی grosso solid прочный silný, hrubý močen, debel debeo kraftig, bastant แข็งแรง sağlam ve kalın 牢固的 міцний, дужий مضبوط khỏe, bền 牢固的
2. brave and resolute. stout resistance; stout opposition. dapper جَريء ، شُجاع храбър forte statečný, rázný heftig hårdnakket γενναίος, αποφασιστικός firme, resuelto, valiente südi دلير urhea énergique תַקִיף बहादुर, दिलेर hrabar, odvažan bátor berani dan tegar einbeittur, harður forte 勇敢な 용감한 atkaklus, ryžtingas drosmīgs; apņēmīgs cekal vastberaden modig, standhaftig silny زړور forte energic решительный statočný, rázny odločen hrabar modig, hårdnackad กล้าหาญ cesur ve kararlı 勇敢的 відважний, рішучий بہادر dũng cảm 勇敢的
3. fat. He's getting stout. vet يَسْمَن пълен corpulento tlustý beleibt kraftig χοντρός corpulento, robusto tüse ضخيم lihava corpulent שמן स्थूल काय debeo kövér gemuk feitur corpulento 太った 뚱뚱한 storas, apkūnus dūšīgs; tukls gemuk dik tykk, bred, tung otyły پلن corpulento corpolent полный tučný debel debeo stadig, tjock อ้วนล่ํา; จ้ําม้ํา şişman 肥胖的 огрядний, гладкий موٹا mập mạp 肥胖的
ˌstout-ˈhearted adjective
brave. dapper شُجاع، جَريء смел corajoso srdnatý beherzt tapper θαρραλέος valiente, resuelto vapper با شهامت urhea intrépide אַמִיץ לֵב बहादुर srčan, junačan bátor (szívű) berani hugrakkur coraggioso 勇敢な 용감한 narsus, drąsus drosmīgs berani dapper modig, tapper odważny میړنی corajoso стойкий odvážny srčen hrabar modig กล้าหาญ cesur 勇敢的 стійкий, сміливий دلیر can đảm 勇敢的

stout2

(staut) adjective
a dark, strong type of beer. swartbier نوع من البيرَةِ السَّوداء الثَّقيلَه тъмна бира cerveja preta těžký starkes Porterbier stout μαύρη μπίρα cerveza negra kange porter, stout آبخو سياه قوي portteri stout בִּירָה שְׁחוֹרָה तगड़ा, मजबूत vrsta jakog tamnog piva erős barna sör bir hitam dökkur, sterkur bjór (birra scura forte) スタウトビール (흑맥주) 스타우트 stiprus tamsusis alus, porteris tumšais alus; porteris stout donker bier mørkt øl porter تور قوی بیر cerveja preta крепкий портер porter temno pivo tamno pivo porter, stout เบียร์ดํา siyah ve sert bira 烈性黑啤酒 міцне пиво ایک قسم کی تیز اور تلخ بیءر شراب loại bia đen, nặng 烈性黑啤酒
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Then Will and a score of yeomen leaped upon the stranger, but though they sprang quickly they found him ready and felt him strike right and left with his stout staff, so that, though he went down with press of numbers, some of them rubbed cracked crowns before he was overcome.
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'Well, gentlemen,' said the stout man, 'very glad to see you.
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(graced with a bright brass knocker) sat a Christian lady, stout and comfortable to look upon, who wore a large bonnet trembling with bows.
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Now, for prudent, most wise, and economic reasons, the blacksmith's shop was in the basement of his dwelling, but with a separate entrance to it; so that always had the young and loving healthy wife listened with no unhappy nervousness, but with vigorous pleasure, to the stout ringing of her young-armed old husband's hammer; whose reverberations, muffled by passing through the floors and walls, came up to her, not unsweetly, in her nursery; and so, to stout Labor's iron lullaby, the blacksmith's infants were rocked to slumber.
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And the band increased by other stout hearts till by the end of the summer fourscore good men and true had sworn fealty.
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