A Quick and Simple Dictionary

scout

1. Noun.  (dated) A swift sailing boat.
2. Noun.  (archaic) A projecting rock.
3. Noun.  A person sent out to gain and bring in tidings; especially, one employed in war to gain information about the enemy and ground.
4. Noun.  The act of '''scouting''' or reconnoitering.
5. Noun.  A member of any number of youth organizations belonging to the international scout movement, such as the Boy Scouts of America or Girl Scouts of the United States.
6. Noun.  A person who assesses and/or recruits others; especially, one who identifies promising talent on behalf of a sports team.
7. Noun.  (British) A college student's or undergraduate's servant; -- so called in Oxford, England; at Cambridge called a gyp; and at Dublin, a skip.
8. Noun.  (British) A fielder in a game for practice.
9. Noun.  (historical) , (British) A term used until 1920's of a fighter aircraft.
10. Verb.  (obsolete) To reject with contempt, as something absurd; to treat with ridicule; to flout; as, to '''scout''' an idea or an apology.
11. Verb.  To explore a wide terrain, as on a search.