Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913 Lout /(lout)/ · IPA /laʊt/ v. i. n. v. t. 01 v. i. To bend; to box; to stoop. 1. To bend; to box; to stoop.[Archaic] “He fair the knight saluted, louting low.” — Spenser. 02 n. A clownish, awkward fellow; a bumpkin. 1. A clownish, awkward fellow; a bumpkin. 03 v. t. To treat as a lout or fool; to neglect; to disappoint. 1. To treat as a lout or fool; to neglect; to disappoint.[Obs.]