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# stout

adjective (stout, stouter, stoutest); noun (stout — a dark beer)

«stout» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Rather fat or heavy in body (a polite word). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stout/#m1)
2. Strong and thick: stout boots, a stout stick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stout/#m2)
3. Brave and firm: a stout defender. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stout/#m3)
4. (noun) A strong, very dark beer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stout/#m4)

### In the lessons

In stories an older character may be described as short and stout. For safety outdoors, stout boots protect your feet. In poems and songs: «I'm a little teapot, short and stout». Phrases: short and stout, stout boots, stout heart.

### Examples

- I'm a little teapot, short and stout. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stout/#x1)
- Wear stout shoes for the hike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stout/#x2)
- He leaned on a stout wooden stick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stout/#x3)
- The stout old man puffed up the hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stout/#x4)
- They put up a stout defence and won the match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stout/#x5)
- In Ireland, stout is a popular drink for adults. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stout/#x6)
- A great stout man was Palle Dyre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stout/#x7)

### Note

Stout is a more polite way of saying fat. The beer sense is for adults. Comparative stouter, superlative stoutest.

## In Jewish tradition

"Stout-hearted" means stubborn or hard of heart, not brave. It describes people far from doing right.

**Interpretation.** Isaiah's words are read as a rebuke to proud people who will not listen. In the psalm, even strong people are helpless before God.

### Examples

- Hearken unto Me, ye stout-hearted, that are far from righteousness: (Prophets ISA.46.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stout/#x1)
- The stout-hearted are bereft of sense, they sleep their sleep; and none of the men of might have found their hands. (Writings PSA.76.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stout/#x2)

### Note

Stout is a more polite way of saying fat. The beer sense is for adults. Comparative stouter, superlative stoutest.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «stout» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stout/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«stout» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stout.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «stout» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stout/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«stout» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/stout.html) on Mova free.