Plug and Tout

Plug

Plug verb - To provide publicity for.
Usage example: the actress is giving lots of interviews to plug her latest movie

Tout is a synonym for plug in knowledge topic. In some cases you can use "Tout" instead a verb "Plug".

Nearby Words: plugged, plugboard

Tout

Tout verb - To praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively.
Usage example: a new cleaning agent touted as the only product a homeowner needs for all his or her cleaning chores

Plug is a synonym for tout in knowledge topic. You can use "Plug" instead a verb "Tout", if it concerns topics such as flog, show off. informal substitute

Nearby Words: touted, touting

Common collocations

movie plug movie tout movie
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