tout

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Noun

1. Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
   • Be careful of the ticket touts outside the arena; they are famed for selling counterfeits.
2. A person at a racecourse who offers supposedly inside information on which horse is likely to win.
3. An informer in the Irish Republican Army.
4. A spy for a smuggler, thief, or the like.

Verb

1. To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag about; to promote.
   • Mary has been touted as a potential successor to the current CEO.
2. To spy out information about (a horse, a racing stable, etc.).
3. To give a tip on (a racehorse) to a person, with the expectation of sharing in any winnings.
4. To spy out the movements of racehorses at their trials, or to get by stealth or other improper means the secrets of the stable, for betting purposes.
5. To act as a tout; to give a tip on a racehorse.
6. To look for, try to obtain; used with for.
7. To look upon or watch.

Noun

1. In the game of solo, a proposal to win all eight tricks.

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