<p><strong>noun</strong></p><ul><li>a traveling around from place to place</li><li>a long journey including the visiting of a number of places in sequence, especially with an organized group led by a guide</li><li>Synonyms: expedition, trip</li><li>a brief trip through a place, as a building or a site, in order to view or inspect it: The visiting prime minister was given a tour of the chemical plant</li><li>a journey from town to town to fulfill engagements, as by a theatrical company or an entertainer: to go on tour; a European concert tour</li><li>a period of duty at one place or in one job</li></ul><p><strong>verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object) to travel from place to place</li><li>Synonyms: visit</li><li>to travel from town to town fulfilling engagements</li><li>(used with object) to travel through (a place)</li><li>Synonyms: visit</li><li>to send or take (a theatrical company, its production, etc.) from town to town</li><li>to guide (someone) on a tour: He toured us through the chateaus of the Loire Valley</li></ul>