stout

Meanings

• a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops
• a garment size for a large or heavy person
• dependable
  • "stout hearts"
• euphemisms for `fat'
  • "men are portly and women are stout"
• having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
  • "stout seamen"

Synonyms

hardy, portly, stalwart, sturdy