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scout out — PHRASAL VERB If you scout something out, you succeed in finding it after you have been through an area searching for it. [V P n (not pron)] Their mission is simply to scout out places where helicopters can land. [Also V n P] Syn: locate … English dictionary
scout — scout1 [ skaut ] noun count * 1. ) a person or vehicle sent out by an army to get information about the position and movements of the enemy 2. ) someone whose job is to find and employ people who have special ability, especially for work in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scout out — ˌscout ˈout [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they scout out he/she/it scouts out present participle scouting out past tense … Useful english dictionary
scout — scout1 [skout] n. [ME scoute < OFr escoute < escouter, escolter, to hear < VL ascultare, for L auscultare, to listen: see AUSCULTATION] 1. a soldier, ship, or plane sent to spy out the strength, movements, etc. of the enemy ☆ 2. a person … English World dictionary
Scout — (skout), v. t. [Icel. sk[=u]ta a taunt; cf. Icel. sk[=u]ta to jut out, skota to shove, skj[=o]ta to shoot, to shove. See {Shoot}.] To reject with contempt, as something absurd; to treat with ridicule; to flout; as, to scout an idea or an apology … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scout´ing|ly — scout1 «skowt», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) a person sent to find out what the enemy is doing. A scout wears a uniform; a spy does not. b) a warship, airplane, or other thing used to find out what the enemy is doing. 2. a person who is sent out to get… … Useful english dictionary
scout´er — scout1 «skowt», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) a person sent to find out what the enemy is doing. A scout wears a uniform; a spy does not. b) a warship, airplane, or other thing used to find out what the enemy is doing. 2. a person who is sent out to get… … Useful english dictionary
Something Big — Infobox Film | name = Something Big caption = director = Andrew V. McLaglen producer = James Lee Barrett Andrew V. McLaglen writer = James Lee Barrett starring =Dean Martin Brian Keith Carol White Honor Blackman Ben Johnson music = Burt Bacharach … Wikipedia
scout — 1 noun (C) 1 a) the scouts an organization for young boys that teaches them practical skills b) also boy scout a boy who is a member of this organization 2 AmE also girl scout a girl who is a member of an organization for girls that teaches them… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
scout — scout1 [skaut] n 1.) a) the Scouts an organization for boys that teaches them practical skills b) also boy scout a boy who is a member of this organization 2.) AmE also Girl Scout a girl who is a member of an organization for girls that teaches… … Dictionary of contemporary English
