touting

Verb

tout (third-person singular simple present touts, present participle touting, simple past and past participle touted)

1. (transitive) To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag about; to promote.
   • Mary has been touted as a potential successor to the current CEO.
2. (UK, slang, transitive) To spy out information about (a horse, a racing stable, etc.).
3. (US, slang, transitive) To give a tip on (a racehorse) to a person, with the expectation of sharing in any winnings.
4. (UK, intransitive, slang) 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.
5. (US, intransitive, slang) To act as a tout; to give a tip on a racehorse.
6. (intransitive) To look for, try to obtain; used with for.
   • To understand the new London, I lived it. I slept rough with Roma beggars and touted for work with Baltic laborers on the kerb.March 1, 2016, Ben Judah on BBC Business Daily

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