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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