From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstoutstout1 /staʊt/ adjective1FATfairly fat and heavy, or having a thick body
a short, stout man2literaryTHICK OBJECT OR MATERIAL strong and thickSYN sturdy
a stout pair of shoes3formalBRAVEbrave and determinedstout defence/support/resistance
He put up a stout defence in court. —stoutly adverb
She stoutly denied the rumours. —stoutness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusstout• Amy was now stout and matronly, the mother of three children.• Theda was therefore acutely conscious of one gentleman, rather stout and red of face.• Will Cunnane, a formerMarlin, pitched two stoutinnings, running his scorelessstreak to 13 1 / 3 innings.• The world number one, stoutRod Harrington was pitted against the even stouter hopeful, Ronnie Baxter.• It was packed with people buying up stoutshoes.• the stout walls of Kanazawa Castle• A stout woman in a tweedcoat was standing outside the door.• She was a stout woman with an Austrianaccent.• a stoutwoodenbeamstout defence/support/resistance• And when I say stout supports, I mean stout.Related topics: Drinkstoutstout2 noun [uncountable]DFDstrong darkbeerExamples from the Corpusstout• For dark beers such as stout, the maltedbarley is roasted until it is dark brown, almost black.• In 1965, the first bottle of locally-brewed Guinness stoutrolled out from the Sungei Way brewery.• And don't forget Guinness stout itself.• Guinness stout is the world's leading stout brand, accounting for around 40 percent of the company's beer volume.• Guinness, which sells 22 variants of its stout around the globe, varies hugely in alcoholcontent.• Terranova said he has used a richstout instead of meatstock to enhance the taste of a low-fatchili.Originstout1(1200-1300)Old Frenchestout
