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English

Pronunciation


Verb

  1. To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag; to promote.
  2. :They are touting their PowerSpheres, but I don't know how well those really work.


Translations

Noun

  1. someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way


Translations

Derived terms


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French

Etymology

Compare Catalan tot, Italian tutto, Portuguese todo, Romanian tot, Spanish todo.

Pronunciation

  • An audio transcript can be found at Fr-tout.ogg
  • w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /tu/
  • IPA: /tu/


Adjective

tout m (f toute, m plural tous, f plural toutes)

  1. all


Adverb

tout

  1. all


Derived terms


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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

3. One who solicits custom, as a runner for a hotel, cab,
gambling place. [Colloq.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

4. A spy for a smuggler, thief, or the like. [Colloq.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Tout \Tout\ (t[=oo]t), n. [Prob. fr. F. tout all.]
In the game of solo, a proposal to win all eight tricks.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Tout \Tout\, v. i. [See 3d Toot. ]
To toot a horn.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Tout \Tout\, n.
The anus. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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WordNet 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]
Moby Dictionary
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


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