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# stout

«stout» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Rather fat or heavy in body (a polite word)** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

1) Rather fat or heavy in body (a polite word). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stout/#m1)

2) Strong and thick: stout boots, a stout stick. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stout/#m2)

3) Brave and firm: a stout defender. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stout/#m3)

4) (noun) A strong, very dark beer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stout/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and 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. In the primary 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

- Hearken unto Me, ye stout-hearted, that are far from righteousness: (Prophets ISA.46.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stout/#x2)
- I'm a little teapot, short and stout. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stout/#x3)
- Wear stout shoes for the hike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stout/#x4)
- He leaned on a stout wooden stick. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stout/#x5)
- The stout old man puffed up the hill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stout/#x6)
- They put up a stout defence and won the match. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stout/#x7)
- In Ireland, stout is a popular drink for adults. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stout/#x8)
- A great stout man was Palle Dyre. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stout/#x9)

### note

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

### In the corpora

- [Hearken unto Me, ye stout-hearted, that are far from righteousness:](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.1041/)
- [A horse comes along the tow-path pulling a barge, steered by a big stout woman in a sun-bonnet.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/61-willows-ch10-part1-the-barge-woman/7/)
- ["Stout" is an old-fashioned word for fat.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/10-weight-and-babies/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «stout» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stout/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.