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Definition of Tout
1. Verb. Advertize in strongly positive terms. "This product was touted as a revolutionary invention"
2. Noun. Someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit.
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Generic synonyms: Scalper
3. Verb. Show off.
Specialized synonyms: Puff, Crow, Gloat, Triumph
Generic synonyms: Amplify, Exaggerate, Hyperbolise, Hyperbolize, Magnify, Overdraw, Overstate
Derivative terms: Bluster, Bluster, Blusterer, Boast, Boaster, Brag, Braggart, Bragger, Gasconade, Vaunt, Vaunter
4. Noun. Someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way.
5. Noun. One who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack).
Generic synonyms: Adviser, Advisor, Consultant
Specialized synonyms: Racetrack Tout
Derivative terms: Tip
Definition of Tout
1. v. i. To act as a tout. See 2d Tout.
2. n. One who secretly watches race horses which are in course of training, to get information about their capabilities, for use in betting.
3. v. i. To toot a horn.
4. n. The anus.
5. n. In the game of solo, a proposal to win all eight tricks.
6. v. i. To look narrowly; spy.
7. v. t. To spy out information about, as a racing stable or horse.
8. n. One who gives a tip on a race horses for an expected compensation, esp. in hopes of a share in any winnings; -- usually contemptuous.
Definition of Tout
1. Noun. Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way. ¹
2. Noun. A person, at a racecourse, who offers supposedly inside information on which horse is likely to win ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag; to promote. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tout
1. to solicit brazenly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tout
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