scout

1. n. A swift sailing boat. Source: opted

2. n. A projecting rock. Source: opted

3. v. t. To reject with contempt, as something absurd; to treat with ridicule; to flout; as, to scout an idea or an apology. Source: opted

4. n. 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. Source: opted

5. n. A college student's or undergraduate's servant; -- so called in Oxford, England; at Cambridge called a gyp; and at Dublin, a skip. Source: opted

6. n. A fielder in a game for practice. Source: opted

7. n. The act of scouting or reconnoitering. Source: opted

8. v. t. To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout. Source: opted

9. v. t. To pass over or through, as a scout; to reconnoiter; as, to scout a country. Source: opted

10. v. i. To go on the business of scouting, or watching the motions of an enemy; to act as a scout. Source: opted

11. n. a member of the Scouting movement Source: wordnet

12. n. a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event Source: wordnet

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