[{"word":"touts","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Be careful of the ticket touts outside the arena, they are famed for selling counterfeits."},{"definition":"A person, at a racecourse, who offers supposedly inside information on which horse is likely to win.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A spy for a smuggler, thief, or similar.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An informer in the Irish Republican Army.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["barker","pitchman","spruiker"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag; to promote.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Mary has been touted as a potential succesor to the current COE."},{"definition":"To look upon or watch.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To spy out information about (a horse, a racing stable, etc.).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To give a tip on (a racehorse) to a person, with the expectation of sharing in any winnings.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To act as a tout; to give a tip on a racehorse.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To look for, try to obtain; used with for.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["pimp","pitch","promote","spruik"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tout","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/touts"]}]