tout
IPA: tˈaʊt
noun
- Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
- A person, at a racecourse, who offers supposedly inside information on which horse is likely to win.
- (colloquial) An informer in the Irish Republican Army.
- (colloquial, archaic) A spy for a smuggler, thief, or similar.
- (card games) In the game of solo, a proposal to win all eight tricks.
verb
- (transitive) To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag; to promote.
- (UK, slang, horse-racing, transitive) To spy out information about (a horse, a racing stable, etc.).
- (US, slang, horse-racing, transitive) To give a tip on (a racehorse) to a person, with the expectation of sharing in any winnings.
- (UK, slang, horse-racing, intransitive) To spy out the movements of racehorses at their trials, or to get by stealth or other improper means the secrets of the stable, for betting purposes.
- (US, slang, horse-racing, intransitive) To act as a tout; to give a tip on a racehorse.
- (intransitive) To look for, try to obtain; used with for.
- (obsolete) To look upon or watch.
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Examples of "tout" in Sentences
- He touts himself in the public.
- State one of your advantages to tout.
- They also touted their wholesomeness.
- She touted about what she is good at.
- The politician touted himself publicly.
- James touts his brother instead of him.
- He was told to tout in front of his class.
- Some people listened carefully what he touts.
- He often touts the economic prosperity of the Clinton years.
- It was touted as the highest grossing film in the history of Malayalam cinema.
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