n. | 1. | A swift sailing boat. |
1. | A projecting rock. | |
v. t. | 1. | To reject with contempt, as something absurd; to treat with ridicule; to flout; |
n. | 1. | A person sent out to gain and bring in tidings; especially, one employed in war to gain information of the movements and condition of an enemy. |
2. | A college student's or undergraduate's servant; - so called in Oxford, England; at Cambridge called a gyp; and at Dublin, a skip. | |
3. | (Cricket) A fielder in a game for practice. | |
4. | The act of scouting or reconnoitering. | |
5. | A boy scout or girl scout (which see, above). | |
v. t. | 1. | To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout. |
2. | To pass over or through, as a scout; to reconnoiter; | |
v. i. | 1. | To go on the business of scouting, or watching the motions of an enemy; to act as a scout. |
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2. | scout - someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports) Synonyms: talent scout | |
3. | scout - someone who can find paths through unexplored territory Synonyms: pathfinder, guide | |
Verb | 1. | scout - explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody Synonyms: reconnoiter, reconnoitre |