Definitionen
1.NounSomeone advertising for customers in an aggressive way."Be careful of the ticket touts outside the arena; they are famed for selling counterfeits."
2.NounA person at a racecourse who offers supposedly inside information on which horse is likely to win.
3.NounAn informer in the Irish Republican Army.
4.NounA spy for a smuggler, thief, or the like.
5.VerbTo flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag about; to promote."Mary has been touted as a potential successor to the current CEO."
6.VerbTo spy out information about (a horse, a racing stable, etc.).
7.VerbTo give a tip on (a racehorse) to a person, with the expectation of sharing in any winnings.
8.VerbTo 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.
9.VerbTo act as a tout; to give a tip on a racehorse.
10.VerbTo look for, try to obtain; used with for.
11.VerbTo look upon or watch.
12.NounIn the game of solo, a proposal to win all eight tricks.