touted

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• Touted — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• touted — Synonyms and related words: aggrandized, amplified, ballyhooed, disproportionate, exaggerated, excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, grandiloquent, high flown, hyperbolic, inflated, inordinate, magnified, overdone, overdrawn,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• touted — taÊŠt n. one who aggressively solicits business; one who scouts race horses in training in order to gain information to aid betting (British); ticket scalper, one who sells tickets for a price higher than face value (British) v. praise, highly… …   English contemporary dictionary

• much touted — index renowned Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• shark cartilage — touted as a cure for cancer based on the observation that sharks don t get cancer because something in their cartilage inhibits angiogenesis (blood vessel formation that tumours need to feed and grow). The absence of cancer in sharks is disputed …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• tout — To promote a security in order to attract buyers. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. tout tout 1 [taʊt] verb 1. tout for business/​custom/​trade especially BrE to try to persuade people to buy goods or services you are offering: • I ve… …   Financial and business terms

• tout — [[t]ta͟ʊt[/t]] touts, touting, touted 1) VERB (disapproval) If someone touts something, they try to sell it or convince people that it is good. [V n] It has the trappings of an election campaign in the United States, with slick television ads… …   English dictionary

• Tout — 1. racecourse tipster; an urger; specifically one who tips many different horses in a race to different people in the hope of receiving a gratuity from one of the winning punters; 2. person who watches and times practising racehorses in order to… …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• tout — Australian Slang 1. racecourse tipster; an urger; specifically one who tips many different horses in a race to different people in the hope of receiving a gratuity from one of the winning punters; 2. person who watches and times practising… …   English dialects glossary

• tout — I UK [taʊt] / US verb Word forms tout : present tense I/you/we/they tout he/she/it touts present participle touting past tense touted past participle touted 1) [transitive] to praise someone or something because you want other people to think… …   English dictionary

• TurboGrafx-16 — TurboGrafx 16/PC Engine From Top to Bottom, The North American/UK design and the Japanese Design …   Wikipedia