"spruik" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2008 December 30, “Lennon spruiks laptop 28 years after his death”, in The Sydney Morning Herald",
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          "ref": "2011, Kylie Ofiu, “Work as a spruiker”, in 365 Ways to Make Money, page 120",
          "text": "It can be a hard job, constantly on your feet, trying to think of things to say to lure people into the store you are spruiking for.",
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        "To promote a thing or idea to another person, usually informally."
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        "(transitive, Australia) To promote a thing or idea to another person, usually informally."
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        {
          "sense": "promote something to someone",
          "word": "pimp"
        },
        {
          "sense": "promote something to someone",
          "word": "pitch"
        },
        {
          "sense": "promote something to someone",
          "word": "tout"
        },
        {
          "sense": "promote something to someone",
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          "word": "sprook"
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          "sense": "to promote a thing or idea",
          "word": "uvaljivati"
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        "(transitive, Australia) To promote a thing or idea to another person, usually informally."
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      "sense": "promote something to someone",
      "word": "pimp"
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      "sense": "promote something to someone",
      "word": "pitch"
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      "sense": "promote something to someone",
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      "word": "hawk"
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