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Definitions for Clout
[1] a blow, especially with the hand; cuff: The bully gave him a painful clout on the head.
[2] Informal . pull; strong influence; muscle, especially political power: a wealthy campaign contributor with clout at city hall.
[3] Baseball . a long hit, especially an extra-base hit: A hard clout to deep center field drove in the winning run.
[4] Archery . the mark or target shot at, especially in long-distance shooting. a shot that hits the mark.
[5] Also called clout nail . a nail for attaching sheet metal to wood, having a short shank with a broad head.
[6] Archaic . a patch or piece of cloth or other material used to mend something. any worthless piece of cloth; rag. an article of clothing (usually used contemptuously).
[7] to strike, especially with the hand; cuff.
[8] Archaic . to bandage. to patch; mend.
[9] informal a blow with the hand or a hard object
[10] power or influence, esp in politics
[11] archery the target used in long-distance shooting the centre of this target a shot that hits the centre
[12] Also called: clout nail a short, flat-headed nail used esp for attaching sheet metal to wood
[13] British dialect a piece of cloth a dish clout a garment a patch
[14] informal to give a hard blow to, esp with the hand
[15] to patch with a piece of cloth or leather
Words related to Clout
sway, prestige, influence, weight, standing, pull, authority, blow, box, clip, wallop, sock, slap, smack, cuff, clobber, rap, thump, strike, whack
Words nearby Clout
cloudware, cloudy, cloudy swelling, clouet, clough, clout, clove, clove hitch, clove oil, clove pink, clovelly
Origin of Clout
before 900; Middle English; Old English clūt piece of cloth or metal; cognate with Middle Low German klūte, Old Norse klūtr
Other words from Clout
clout·er , noun
Word origin for Clout
Old English clūt piece of metal or cloth, clūtian to patch (C14: to strike with the hand); related to Dutch kluit a lump, and to clod
Synonyms for Clout
influence, prestige, sway, weight, authority, pull, standing