tout
v. praise, highly recommend; scout race horses during training and to gain information that will aid in betting n. one who aggressively solicits business; one who scouts race horses in training in order to gain information to aid betting (British); ticket scalper, one who sells tickets for a price higher than face value (British) | ||||
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Tout Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Campbell R. Harvey's Hypertextual Finance Glossary |
Tout Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Tout
(v. i.)
To toot a horn.
(v. i.)
To ply or seek for customers.
(v. i.)
To act as a tout. See 2d Tout.
(n.)
The anus.
(n.)
One who secretly watches race horses which are in course of training, to get information about their capabilities, for use in betting.
(v. i.)
To toot a horn.
(v. i.)
To ply or seek for customers.
(v. i.)
To act as a tout. See 2d Tout.
(n.)
The anus.
(n.)
One who secretly watches race horses which are in course of training, to get information about their capabilities, for use in betting.
| WordNet 2.0 |
tout
Noun
1. someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit
(synonym) ticket tout
(hypernym) scalper
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2. someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way
(synonym) touter
(hypernym) advertiser, advertizer, adman
3. one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack)
(synonym) tipster
(hypernym) adviser, advisor, consultant
(hyponym) racetrack tout
Verb
1. advertize in strongly positive terms; "This product was touted as a revolutionary invention"
(hypernym) pronounce, label, judge
(derivation) touter
2. show off
(synonym) boast, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade
(hypernym) overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyerbolise, magnify, amplify
(hyponym) puff
Noun
1. someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit
(synonym) ticket tout
(hypernym) scalper
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2. someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way
(synonym) touter
(hypernym) advertiser, advertizer, adman
3. one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack)
(synonym) tipster
(hypernym) adviser, advisor, consultant
(hyponym) racetrack tout
Verb
1. advertize in strongly positive terms; "This product was touted as a revolutionary invention"
(hypernym) pronounce, label, judge
(derivation) touter
2. show off
(synonym) boast, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade
(hypernym) overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyerbolise, magnify, amplify
(hyponym) puff
| The Phrase Finder |
Tout de suite
Meaning
At once.
Origin
French - literal translation.
Meaning
At once.
Origin
French - literal translation.
| Australian Slang |
Tout
1. racecourse tipster; an urger; specifically one who tips many different horses in a race to different people in the hope of receiving a gratuity from one of the winning punters; 2. person who watches and times practising racehorses in order to gain information for giving tips; 3. spy or informer; 4. person engaged to find customers for a business; person hired to drum up business; 5. work as a tout at a racecourse; 6. spy or inform on; 7. offer wares or services: “touting for customers”; “touted cheap jewellery”; 8. proclaim (as something): “touted as the next big thing”; “chocolate was once touted as an aphrodisiac”; 9. put forward: “Only a third of the touted figure was made” (old thieve's slang, “to spy”, from Middle English “tuten” - look out, peer; from Old English “tytan” - peep)
1. racecourse tipster; an urger; specifically one who tips many different horses in a race to different people in the hope of receiving a gratuity from one of the winning punters; 2. person who watches and times practising racehorses in order to gain information for giving tips; 3. spy or informer; 4. person engaged to find customers for a business; person hired to drum up business; 5. work as a tout at a racecourse; 6. spy or inform on; 7. offer wares or services: “touting for customers”; “touted cheap jewellery”; 8. proclaim (as something): “touted as the next big thing”; “chocolate was once touted as an aphrodisiac”; 9. put forward: “Only a third of the touted figure was made” (old thieve's slang, “to spy”, from Middle English “tuten” - look out, peer; from Old English “tytan” - peep)
| hEnglish - advanced version |
tout
tout
\tout\ (?), n. [prob. fr. f. tout all.] in the game of solo, a proposal to win all eight tricks.
tout
\tout\ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. touted; p. pr. & vb. n. touting.]
1. to look narrowly; spy. [scot. & dial. eng.]
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.]
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.]
tout
\tout\, n. 1. 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.]
2. one who solicits custom, as a runner for a hotel, cab, gambling place. [colloq.]
3. a spy for a smuggler, thief, or the like. [colloq.]
tout
\tout\ (t&oomac;t), v. i. [see 1st toot.] 1. to act as a tout. see 2d tout. [cant. eng.]
2. to ply or seek for customers. [prov. eng.]
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.]
tout
\tout\, v. i. [see 3d toot. ] to toot a horn.
tout
\tout\, n. the anus. [obs.]
tout
n
1. (british) someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit [syn: ticket tout]
2. someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way [syn: touter]
3. one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack) [syn: tipster]
v 1: advertize in strongly positive terms; "this product was touted as a revolutionary invention" 2: show off [syn: boast, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade]
similar words(3)
ticket tout
tout-ensemble
tout ensemble
tout
\tout\ (?), n. [prob. fr. f. tout all.] in the game of solo, a proposal to win all eight tricks.
tout
\tout\ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. touted; p. pr. & vb. n. touting.]
1. to look narrowly; spy. [scot. & dial. eng.]
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.]
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.]
tout
\tout\, n. 1. 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.]
2. one who solicits custom, as a runner for a hotel, cab, gambling place. [colloq.]
3. a spy for a smuggler, thief, or the like. [colloq.]
tout
\tout\ (t&oomac;t), v. i. [see 1st toot.] 1. to act as a tout. see 2d tout. [cant. eng.]
2. to ply or seek for customers. [prov. eng.]
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.]
tout
\tout\, v. i. [see 3d toot. ] to toot a horn.
tout
\tout\, n. the anus. [obs.]
tout
n
1. (british) someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit [syn: ticket tout]
2. someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way [syn: touter]
3. one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack) [syn: tipster]
v 1: advertize in strongly positive terms; "this product was touted as a revolutionary invention" 2: show off [syn: boast, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade]
similar words(3)
ticket tout
tout-ensemble
tout ensemble
Tout Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| american horse racing dictionary |
Tout
Person who professes to have, and sells, advance information on a race or usually with
expectation of some personal reward in return
Person who professes to have, and sells, advance information on a race or usually with
expectation of some personal reward in return
| Gamblers Glossary |
TOUT
Someone who sells his opinions on sports or horse wagers
Someone who sells his opinions on sports or horse wagers
| gambling |
Tout
An individual of questionable credentials who sells his predictions of the outcomes of games.
An individual of questionable credentials who sells his predictions of the outcomes of games.
Tout Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Tout
In British English, a tout is any person who solicits business or employment in an importune manner (generally equivalent to a solicitor in American English).
A ticket tout is someone who engages in ticket resale for more than the face value of the ticket (though a ticket reseller is known colloquially as a scalper rather than a solicitor in U.S. parlance).
Another example would be a person who frequents heavily touristed areas and presents himself as a tour guide (particularly towards those who do not speak the local language). In a similar fashion a tout would be someone who, acting upon his own initiative, loads or unloads the baggage from a bus, then demands payment for his services from the passengers. Some touts operate in holiday areas on behalf of local bars, restaurant or hotels, being paid to direct tourists towards certain establishments.
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