Tout word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "tout" word
[noun] someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way
[noun] (British) someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit
[verb] show off
[verb] advertize in strongly positive terms; "This product was touted as a revolutionary invention"
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\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\, 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\, 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\ (t[=oo]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\, 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\, v. i. [See 3d {Toot}. ] To toot a horn.
\Tout\, n. The anus. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Synonyms for tout
blow, bluster, boast, brag, gas, gasconade, shoot a line, swash, ticket tout, tipster, touter, vaunt
See also: adman | advertiser | advertizer | adviser | advisor | amplify | consultant | crow | exaggerate | gloat | hyerbolise | hyperbolize | judge | label | magnify | overdraw | overstate | pronounce | puff | scalper | triumph |
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Let's analyse "tout" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: TUOT. Average typing speed for these characters is 1000 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
tout: 6 + 3 = 9, reduced: 9 . and the final result is Nine. |
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