释义 |
toot1 or tout /toot/ intransitive verb To make short sharp sounds, eg on a flute or horn transitive verb- To blow (eg a horn, etc) so as to give short sharp sounds
- To inhale (a drug, usu cocaine) (chiefly US sl)
noun- A blast, esp as of a horn
- A drinking binge (N Am sl)
- A quantity of a drug (esp cocaine) for inhaling (chiefly US sl)
- An act of inhaling a drug (esp cocaine)
- A toilet (Aust sl)
ORIGIN: Prob imit tootˈer noun A person who toots, or the instrument used tout1 /towt/ intransitive verb- To solicit for custom in an obtrusive, aggressive or brazen way
- To spy on racehorses in training
transitive verb- To watch or spy on
- To advertise, praise or recommend strongly
noun- A person who touts
- Someone who hangs about racing-stables, etc, to pick up profitable information
- Someone who buys up numbers of tickets for a popular sporting event, etc and sells them at a large profit (also ticket tout)
ORIGIN: Appar related to toot1 toutˈer noun tout2 or towt /towt/ (Scot) intransitive verb To pout noun- A pet, a fit of the sulks
- A sudden illness
toutˈie adjective Petulant |