To thrash or be thrashed by a bear's claws, or to swipe at or be swiped at by a person's arms in a bearlike manner.
To bring in surreptitiously
To import or export, illicitly or by stealth, without paying lawful customs charges or duties
To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag; to promote.
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.
To act as a tout; to give a tip on a racehorse.
To look for, try to obtain; used with for.
To spy out information about (a horse, a racing stable, etc.).
To give a tip on (a racehorse) to a person, with the expectation of sharing in any winnings.
Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
A person, at a racecourse, who offers supposedly inside information on which horse is likely to win.
In the game of solo, a proposal to win all eight tricks.
An informer in the Irish Republican Army.