| Noun | 1. | stout - a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hopsale - 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 | |
| 2. | stout - a garment size for a large or heavy personsize - 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 much flesh (especially fat); "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" | |