Dictionary  toutPronunciation: (tout), [key] Informal. —v.i. 1. to solicit business, employment, votes, or the like, importunately. 2. Horse Racing.to act as a tout. —v.t. 1. to solicit support for importunately. 2. to describe or advertise boastfully; publicize or promote; praise extravagantly: a highly touted nightclub. 3. Horse Racing. a. to provide information on (a horse) running in a particular race, esp. for a fee. b. to spy on (a horse in training) in order to gain information for the purpose of betting. 4. to watch; spy on. —n. 1. a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately. 2. Horse Racing. a. a person who gives information on a horse, esp. for a fee. b. Chiefly Brit.a person who spies on a horse in training for the purpose of betting. 3. Brit.a ticket scalper. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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