lout
lout¹
Definition
lout (lo̵ut)
noun
an awkward, ill-mannered person; boor
Etymology: prob. < or akin to ME lutien, to lurk < OE lutian, akin to lutan: see lout
transitive verb
Obsolete to treat with contempt; flout
lout′·ish adjective
lout′·ishly adverb
lout′·ish·ness noun
lout²
Definition
lout (lo̵ut)
intransitive verb, transitive verb
Now Chiefly Dial. to bow or curtsy; stoop
Etymology: ME louten < OE lutan: for IE base see little
lout
Synonyms
lout
Usage Examples
Object
- proof: Terror as car rips into house Tougher fines for litter louts Conclusive proof that you're never.. .
Converse of object
- pursue: Litter louts pursued on streets and... Local food urged on supermarkets Nuclear trains go past back gardens... An answer to nuclear energy?
- stop: Stopping a lout should make you a hero, not a victim. 2.
- deter: Residents, and Community Beat Officer Kath Jukes were very keen to make this a regular event in a bid to deter litter louts.
- prosecute: Greater powers to prosecute litter louts - full story Have your say about where you live!
- tell: This is to tell lout whether to use the character mapping.
- catch: But if we catch the lout, we'll sort the bugger out!
Adjective modifier
- drunken: The force of the throw sent the vamp spinning into three drunken louts walking by.
- few: The game kicks in here, requiring you to kick in a few local louts.
- disorderly: Disorderly louts will be targeted as part of continuing police activity.
- young: Later, Fruity has problems with a group of young louts and is knocked unconscious.
- large: If next summer there is english larger louts there ill cut me ****ing wrists!
- boorish: GERMANY Prince Ernst-August of Hanover Being a Prince does not entitle you to act like a boorish lout.
Modifies a noun
- face: I choose the name Charter. lout face is the style of face.
Noun used with modifier
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