'Tout' definitions:

Definition of 'tout'

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noun
Someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit [syn: tout, ticket tout]
noun
Someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way [syn: tout, touter]
noun
One who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack) [syn: tipster, tout]
verb
Advertize in strongly positive terms; "This product was touted as a revolutionary invention"
verb
Show off [syn: boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade]

Definition of 'Tout'

From: GCIDE
  • Tout \Tout\ (tout; t[=oo]t; Scot. & dial. t[=oo]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Touted; p. pr. & vb. n. Touting.]
  • 1. To look narrowly; spy. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 2. (Horse Racing) (a) To spy out the movements of race horses at their trials, or to get by stealth or other improper means the secrets of the stable, for betting purposes. [Cant, Eng.] (b) To act as a tout; to tout, or give a tip on, a race horse. [Cant, U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Definition of 'Tout'

From: GCIDE
  • Tout \Tout\, n. One who secretly watches race horses which are in course of training, to get information about their capabilities, for use in betting. [Cant. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. One who gives a tip on a race horses for an expected compensation, esp. in hopes of a share in any winnings; -- usually contemptuous. [Cant, U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 3. One who solicits custom, as a runner for a hotel, cab, gambling place. [Colloq.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 4. A spy for a smuggler, thief, or the like. [Colloq.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Definition of 'Tout'

From: GCIDE
  • Tout \Tout\ (t[=oo]t), v. i. [See 1st Toot.]
  • 1. To act as a tout. See 2d Tout. [Cant. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To ply or seek for customers. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Tout'

From: GCIDE
  • Tout \Tout\ (t[=oo]t), n. [Prob. fr. F. tout all.] In the game of solo, a proposal to win all eight tricks. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Definition of 'Tout'

From: GCIDE
  • Tout \Tout\, v. i. [See 3d Toot. ] To toot a horn. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Tout'

From: GCIDE
  • Tout \Tout\, v. t. (Horse Racing) (a) To spy out information about, as a racing stable or horse. [Cant, Eng.] (b) To give a tip on (a race horse) to a better with the expectation of sharing in the latter's winnings. [Cant, U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Definition of 'Tout'

From: GCIDE
  • Tout \Tout\, n. The anus. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'tout'

From: GCIDE
  • Toot \Toot\, v. i. [OE. toten, AS. totian to project; hence, to peep out.] [Written also tout.]
  • 1. To stand out, or be prominent. [Obs.] --Howell. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To peep; to look narrowly. [Obs.] --Latimer. [1913 Webster]
  • For birds in bushes tooting. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'tout'

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Words containing 'Tout'