1. Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
   "stout seamen";
   - hardy, stalwart, sturdy
    
2. Dependable
   "stout hearts";
   - stalwart
    
3. A euphemism for 'fat'
   "men are portly and women are stout";
   - portly
    
4. Brave and determined
   "She made a stout defence of her position"

1. A strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops
   "Guinness is a well-known brand of Irish stout"
    
2. A garment size for a large or heavy person
   "He needed to purchase pants in the stout size"

Derived forms: stoutest, stouter, stouts

See also: fat, resolute, robust

Type of: ale, size

Encyclopedia: Stout, Mike