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scout
noun[ C ]
us/skɑʊt/

scoutnoun[C] (BOY/GIRL)

a Boy Scout or Girl Scout

scoutnoun[C] (PERSON WHO SEARCHES)

someone whose job is to look for people with particular skills, esp. in sports or entertainment
A scout is also a person, esp. a soldier, sent out to get information about the enemy.
scout
verb[ I/T ]
us/skɑʊt/

scoutverb[I/T] (SEARCH)

to go to look in various places for something you want or to check for possible danger:
[ I ]Retired folks were scouting for homes in Florida.
[ I ]When not traveling worldwide to scout out ideas, they visit with their daughter Sarah.
In sports, to scout is to have the job of trying to find young players with the ability to play the sport well:
[ I ]I scouted for the Angels baseball team for about 15 years.

Examples of scout

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It may be that scouting was politically important for symbolic reasons or because it was unusual in its universalist (but gender-exclusive) laws.
Only two cases occurred in the older age group and these were both venture scouts.
Scout when only 9% of the aphids survived from birth to reproductively mature adults (table 2).
Nevertheless, in the broader picture the political significance of scouting as a vehicle of resistance against colonialism must be in question.
Medical students "scout" other residency programs, scrutinize program data, and await the outcome of the match with great anticipation.
It is a dangerous and irresponsible action for fire fighters to scout the situation of fire in buildings, underground marketplace, or other indoor environments.
The talent scouts and musical agents were no longer 'simply vehicles of the recording companies'.
There were 337 campers at the event, comprising 233 cubs, scouts, and venture scouts, and 104 adults.
Picking up a 'negative suggestion of failure', his listener hustled him out with empty promises to scout for possible situations.
The withdrawal process along scouting path under simple circumstances is composed of interlaces of coarse-tuning and fine-tuning of robot pose.
A large lateral scout view was also acquired.
For each subject, a conventional sagittal scout scan was first obtained from which the functional images were prescribed.
Repeatedly scouting one specific position of interest is also possible by using this algorithm.
Each cub and scout group had its own sleeping tents.
Not only do scouting groups give teenagers an opportunity to participate in outdoor activities, but they also help them develop their full potential.
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