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Stout

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Noun

1. stout

a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops

2. stout

a garment size for a large or heavy person

Adjective

3. stalwart, stout

dependable

Example Sentences:
'the stalwart citizens at Lexington'
'a stalwart supporter of the UN'
'stout hearts'

4. portly, stout

euphemisms for fat'

Example Sentences:
'men are portly and women are stout'

5. hardy, stalwart, stout, sturdy

having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

Example Sentences:
'hardy explorers of northern Canada'
'proud of her tall stalwart son'
'stout seamen'
'sturdy young athletes'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Stout

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adjective
1. 
solidly built or corpulent
2. (prenominal)
resolute or valiant
stout fellow
3. 
strong, substantial, and robust
4.  a stout heart
noun
5. 
strong porter highly flavoured with malt
noun
Sir Robert. 1844–1930, New Zealand statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister of New Zealand (1884–87)

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Stout

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adjective
1. 
courageous; brave; undaunted
2. 
a. 
strong in body; sturdy
b. 
strong in construction; firm; substantial
a stout wall
3. 
powerful; forceful
4. 
fat; thickset; corpulent
noun
5. 
a fat person
6. 
a garment in a size for a fat man
7. 
a dark-brown beer like porter, but heavier and sweeter and containing a higher percentage of hops

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Stout

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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.

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