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.
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2. To peep; to look narrowly. [Obs.] --Latimer.
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For birds in bushes tooting. --Spenser.
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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.]
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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.]
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3. One who solicits custom, as a runner for a hotel, cab,
gambling place. [Colloq.]
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4. A spy for a smuggler, thief, or the like. [Colloq.]
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Tout \Tout\ (t[=oo]t), v. i. [See 1st Toot.]
1. To act as a tout. See 2d Tout. [Cant. Eng.]
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2. To ply or seek for customers. [Prov. Eng.]
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Tout \Tout\ (t[=oo]t), n. [Prob. fr. F. tout all.]
In the game of solo, a proposal to win all eight tricks.
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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.]
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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.
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(b) To act as a tout; to tout, or give a tip on, a race
horse. [Cant, U. S.]
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Tout \Tout\, v. i. [See 3d Toot. ]
To toot a horn.
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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.]
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Tout \Tout\, n.
The anus. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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tout
n 1: 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]
WordNet (r) 2.0
147 Moby Thesaurus words for "tout":
acclaim, adherent, adventurer, adviser, advocate, aggrandize,
amplify, announcer, annunciator, applauder, appreciator, authority,
back, ballyhoo, ballyhoo man, ballyhooer, barker, betting ring,
bettor, boneshaker, boost, booster, buff, build up, burlesque,
canvasser, cardshark, cardsharp, cardsharper, caricature,
carry too far, channel, claqueur, commend, commender, communicant,
communicator, compulsive gambler, crap shooter, cry up, dopester,
draw the longbow, encomiast, enlightener, eulogist, eulogizer,
exaggerate, expert witness, extoller, fan, gambler, gamester,
go to extremes, gossipmonger, grapevine, hawk, hazarder, herald,
hype, hyperbolize, informant, information center,
information medium, informer, interviewee, laud, lauder, lay it on,
magnify, make much of, monitor, mouthpiece, newsmonger, notifier,
overcharge, overdo, overdraw, overestimate, overpraise, overreach,
overreact, oversell, overspeak, overstate, overstress, panegyrist,
peddle, petty gambler, piker, pile it on, pitchman, player, plug,
plugger, plunger, praise, praiser, press, proclaim, promote,
promoter, public relations officer, publicize, publisher, puff,
puffer, punter, push, radio, recommend, reporter, rooter, sell,
sharp, sharper, sharpie, solicitor, source, speak highly of,
speak warmly of, speak well of, speculator, spieler, spokesman,
sport, sporting man, sportsman, stretch, stretch the truth,
support, surveillance, talk big, talk in superlatives, television,
teller, tinhorn, tipster, touter, travesty, trumpet, venturer,
vigil, vigilance, wagerer, watch, watch and ward, witness
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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