Clues for the word "SCOUT"

We've had 91 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 146 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on September 25, 2026.

Definition of scout

n. - A swift sailing boat.
n. - A projecting rock.
v. t. - To reject with contempt, as something absurd; to treat with ridicule; to flout; as, to scout an idea or an apology.
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.
n. - A college student's or undergraduate's servant; -- so called in Oxford, England; at Cambridge called a gyp; and at Dublin, a skip.
n. - A fielder in a game for practice.
n. - The act of scouting or reconnoitering.
v. t. - To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout.
v. t. - To pass over or through, as a scout; to reconnoiter; as, to scout a country.
v. i. - To go on the business of scouting, or watching the motions of an enemy; to act as a scout.