gout /ɡaʊt/noun 4verb 1forms 3 noun4 •An extremely painful inflammation of joints, especially of the big toe, caused by a metabolic defect resulting in the accumulation of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urates around the joints.Once gout was confined largely to Western civilization (with some outliers, like the Mongol ruler Kublai Khan); now its ravages are global. — 2020 •A drop; a spurt or splotch.I see thee still, / And on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood. — 1606 •(rare) A disease of wheat and cornstalks, caused by insect larvae. •(no longer used) Taste; relish.After a time, however, he became more sensible of the reviving influence proceeding from renewed energy; luxurious indolence had for ever lost to him its goût;[…] — 1838 verb1 •To spurt.Dark blood gouts from the creature's brisket. — 2001 formsgouted · gouting · gouts
