verb
touts; touted; touting
[+ obj] :to talk about (something or someone) as being very good, effective, skillful, etc.
Brit :to try to persuade people to buy your goods or services [no obj]
+ for
Brit :to buy tickets for an event and resell them at a much higher price :scalp [+ obj]
noun
plural touts
[count] US :a person who sells information about which horses are likely to win the races at a racetrack
Brit :a person who buys tickets for an event and resells them at a much higher price