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verb
- 1. attempt to sell (something), typically by pestering people in an aggressive or bold manner: "Jim was touting his wares"
- 2. offer racing tips for a share of any resulting winnings. North American
noun
- 1. a person soliciting custom or business, typically in an aggressive or bold manner.
- 2. a person who offers racing tips for a share of any resulting winnings. North American
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The meaning of TOUT is to make much of : promote, talk up. How to use tout in a sentence.
TOUT definition: 1. to advertise, talk about, or praise something or someone repeatedly, especially as a way of…. Learn more.
To tout means to praise, boast, or brag about. If you like to tout your skill as a skier, you tell people you can go down expert-level hills. Sometimes parents will get into bragging wars about their children, each touting the accomplishments of his or her child.
Tout definition: to persistently solicit business, employment, votes, or the like.. See examples of TOUT used in a sentence.
A tout is someone who sells things such as tickets unofficially, usually at prices which are higher than the official ones.
tout. ( taʊt) vb. 1. (Commerce) to solicit (business, customers, etc) or hawk (merchandise), esp in a brazen way. 2. (Horse Racing) ( intr) a. to spy on racehorses being trained in order to obtain information for betting purposes. b. to sell, or attempt to sell, such information or to take bets, esp in public places.
Definition of tout verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A complete guide to the word "TOUT": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
TOUT meaning: 1 : to talk about (something or someone) as being very good, effective, skillful, etc. often + as; 2 : to try to persuade people to buy your goods or services + for
tout (tout), USA pronunciation [Informal.] v.i. to solicit business, employment, votes, or the like, importunately. [Horse Racing.] to act as a tout. v.t. to solicit support for importunately. to describe or advertise boastfully; publicize or promote; praise extravagantly: a highly touted nightclub. [Horse Racing.]
