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View usage for: (klaʊt) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense clouts, present participle clouting, past tense, past participle clouted1. verbIf you clout someone, you hit them. [informal] Rachel clouted him. [VERB noun] The officer clouted her on the head. [VERB noun + on] Synonyms: hit, strike, punch, deck [slang] More Synonyms of clout Clout is also a noun. I was half tempted to give one of them a clout myself. 2. uncountable nounA person or institution that has clout has influence and power. [informal] This former TV actress already has the clout to alter movie screenplays. The two firms wield enormous clout in financial markets. Synonyms: influence, power, standing, authority More Synonyms of clout More Synonyms of clout (klaʊt) noun1. informal a blow with the hand or a hard object 2. power or influence, esp in politics 3. archerya. the target used in long-distance shooting b. the centre of this target c. a shot that hits the centre 4. Also called: clout nail a short flat-headed nail used esp for attaching sheet metal to wood 5. British dialecta. a piece of cloth a dish clout verb (transitive)6. informal to give a hard blow to, esp with the hand 7. to patch with a piece of cloth or leather Derived forms clouter (ˈclouter) noun Word origin 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 clodclout in American English (klaʊt) noun1. Chiefly Dialectala. a piece of cloth or leather for patching b. any piece of cloth, esp. one for cleaning; rag 2. a blow, with or as with the hand; rap 3. US, Informala. a hard hit, as in baseball b. power or influence; esp., political power 4. Archery a form of long-distance shooting in which archers aim at a large target laid out on the ground with a flag in the center verb transitive5. Chiefly Dialectal to patch or mend coarsely 6. Informal to strike, as with the hand 7. Informal to hit (a ball) hard Word origin ME cloute < OE clut (akin to MLowG klūt, clod of earth), orig., lump of something, hence, piece of cloth, patch: for IE basesee climb Examples of 'clout' in a sentenceclout British English: clout VERB If you clout someone, you hit them. He clouted him woth a baseball bat. - American English: clout
- Brazilian Portuguese: esbofetear
- Chinese: 打
- European Spanish: dar un tortazo a
- French: frapper
- German: schlagen
- Italian: colpire
- Japanese: 殴る
- Korean: 때리다
- European Portuguese: bater
- Latin American Spanish: dar un tortazo a
Definition to hit hard The officer clouted him on the head. Synonyms deck (slang) sock (slang) chin (slang) clobber (slang) wham tonk (informal) lay one on (slang) skelp (dialect) Definition a fairly hard blow I was half tempted to give them a clout myself. Synonyms sock (slang) tonk (informal) skelp (dialect) Definition power or influence The two firms wield enormous clout in financial markets. Additional synonymsDefinition the power to command, control, or judge others The judge has no authority to order a second trial. Synonyms prerogative, right, influence, might, force, power, control, charge, rule, government, weight, strength, direction, command, licence, privilege, warrant, say-so, sway, domination, jurisdiction, supremacy, dominion, ascendancy, mana (New Zealand) Definition a powerful or heavy stroke with the fist, a weapon, etc. He went off to hospital after a blow to the face. Synonyms knock, stroke, punch, belt (informal), bang, rap, bash (informal), sock (slang), smack, thump, buffet, clout (informal), whack (informal), wallop (informal), slosh (British, slang), tonk (informal), clump (slang), clomp (slang) Definition to hit (esp. a person's ears) with the fist They slapped my face and boxed my ears. Synonyms punch, hit, strike, belt (informal), deck (slang), slap, sock (slang), buffet, clout (informal), cuff, whack (informal), wallop (informal), chin (slang), tonk (informal), thwack (informal), lay one on (slang) - clothing
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- cloudy
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