rat vs tout

rat

verb
  • To scratch or score. 

  • To kill rats. 

  • Damn, drat, blast; used in oaths. 

  • To betray a person or party, especially by telling their secret to an authority or an enemy; to turn someone in. 

  • To work as a scab, going against trade union policies. 

noun
  • Vagina. 

  • Any of the numerous members of several rodent families (e.g. voles and mice) that resemble true rats in appearance, usually having a pointy snout, a long, bare tail, and body length greater than about 12 cm, or 5 inches. 

  • A scratch or a score. 

  • A roll of material used to puff out the hair, which is turned over it. 

  • A scab: a worker who acts against trade union policies. 

  • A person who routinely spends time at a particular location. 

  • A ration. 

  • A person who is known for betrayal; a scoundrel; a quisling. 

  • A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus. 

  • A place in the sea with rapid currents and crags where a ship is likely to be torn apart in stormy weather. 

  • A wad of shed hair used as part of a hairstyle. 

  • An informant or snitch. 

tout

verb
  • To give a tip on (a racehorse) to a person, with the expectation of sharing in any winnings. 

  • 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 flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag; to promote. 

noun
  • 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. 

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