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What does tout mean?

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Noun
  1. Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
  2. A person, at a racecourse, who offers supposedly inside information on which horse is likely to win.
  3. (colloquial, archaic) A spy for a smuggler, thief, or similar.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag; to promote.
  2. (obsolete) To look upon or watch.
  3. (Britain, slang, horse-racing, transitive) To spy out information about (a horse, a racing stable, etc.).
  4. (US, slang, horse-racing, transitive) To give a tip on (a racehorse) to a person, with the expectation of sharing in any winnings.
  5. (Britain, slang, horse-racing, intransitive) 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.
  6. (US, slang, horse-racing, intransitive) To act as a tout; to give a tip on a racehorse.
  7. "tout for": to look for, try to obtain
Noun
  1. (card game) In the game of solo, a proposal to win all eight tricks.
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