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clout
clout 1 C0421500 (klout)n. Chiefly Midland US A piece of cloth, especially a baby's diaper. [Middle English, cloth patch, shred of clothing, probably from Old English clūt.]
clout 2 C0421500 (klout)n.1. a. Influence; pull: "Doctors have banded together into large negotiating groups in efforts to increase their clout" (George Anders).b. Power; muscle.2. A blow, especially with the fist.3. a. Baseball A long powerful hit.b. Sports An archery target.tr.v. clout·ed, clout·ing, clouts To hit, especially with the fist. [Middle English, back of the hand, slap, probably from clout, cloth patch, metal plate, fragment; see clout1.]clout (klaʊt) n1. informal a blow with the hand or a hard object2. power or influence, esp in politics3. (Archery) archery a. the target used in long-distance shootingb. the centre of this targetc. a shot that hits the centre4. (Building) Also called: clout nail a short flat-headed nail used esp for attaching sheet metal to wood5. dialect a. a piece of cloth: a dish clout. b. a garmentc. a patchvb (tr) 6. informal to give a hard blow to, esp with the hand7. (Knitting & Sewing) to patch with a piece of cloth or leather[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] ˈclouter nclout (klaʊt) n. 1. a blow, esp. with the hand. 2. influence; pull. 3. a long hit in baseball. 4. the mark or target shot at in archery, esp. in long-distance shooting. 5. Dial. a piece of cloth. v.t. 6. to hit or cuff. [before 900; Middle English; Old English clūt piece of cloth or metal, c. Middle Dutch, Middle Low German klūte, Old Norse klūtr] clout′er, n. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | clout - a target used in archerytarget, mark - a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark" | | 2. | clout - special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull"pulladvantage, vantage - the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me" | | 3. | clout - a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to woodclout nailnail - a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener | | 4. | clout - (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"biff, punch, lick, poke, slugcounterpunch, parry, counter - a return punch (especially by a boxer)knockout punch, KO punch, Sunday punch, haymaker - a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxinghook - a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bentjab - a quick short straight punchrabbit punch - a short chopping blow to the back of the necksucker punch - an unexpected punchboxing, pugilism, fisticuffs - fighting with the fistsblow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head" | Verb | 1. | clout - strike hard, especially with the fist; "He clouted his attacker"strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" |
clout (Informal)verb1. hit, strike, punch, deck (slang), slap, sock (slang), chin (slang), smack, thump, cuff, clobber (slang), wallop (informal), box, wham, lay one on (slang), skelp (dialect) The officer clouted him on the head.noun1. thump, blow, crack, punch, slap, sock (slang), cuff, wallop (informal), skelp (dialect) I was half tempted to give them a clout myself.2. influence, power, standing, authority, pull, weight, bottom, prestige, mana (N.Z.) The two firms wield enormous clout in financial markets.cloutnoun1. A sudden sharp, powerful stroke:bang, blow, crack, hit, lick, pound, slug, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop.Informal: bash, biff, bop, clip, wallop.Slang: belt, conk, paste.2. Informal. The power to produce an effect by indirect means:influence, leverage, sway, weight.Slang: pull.3. Informal. Effective means of influencing, compelling, or punishing:force, power, weight.Informal: muscle.verbTo deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply:bash, catch, hit, knock, pop, slam, slog, slug, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop.Informal: biff, bop, clip, wallop.Slang: belt, conk, paste.Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone.Translationsempireascendentecolpetto sulla testacolpire con un pugnopugnostracciobrokdoekdoelwitfragmentinvloedзатрещинаударclout
clout listA secret list of people who, through advantageous connections and relationships with people of affluence, authority, or political influence, are given preferential consideration during an admissions or appointments process. Even though he didn't do well in school, his father's connections to state senators and local politicians enabled him to be put on the university's clout list, and he eventually gained admission.See also: clout, listcloutedArrested or apprehended. if they catch you defacing the park benches, you'll be clouted for sure.See also: cloutclouted mod. arrested. They do things like that to get clouted so they can have a warm place to stay overnight. See also: cloutclout
clout Archerya. the target used in long-distance shooting b. the centre of this target c. a shot that hits the centre clout1. A metal plate attached to a moving wood member to protect it from abrasion. 2. A clout nail.CLOUT
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clout
Synonyms for cloutverb hitSynonyms- hit
- strike
- punch
- deck
- slap
- sock
- chin
- smack
- thump
- cuff
- clobber
- wallop
- box
- wham
- lay one on
- skelp
noun thumpSynonyms- thump
- blow
- crack
- punch
- slap
- sock
- cuff
- wallop
- skelp
noun influenceSynonyms- influence
- power
- standing
- authority
- pull
- weight
- bottom
- prestige
- mana
Synonyms for cloutnoun a sudden sharp, powerful strokeSynonyms- bang
- blow
- crack
- hit
- lick
- pound
- slug
- sock
- swat
- thwack
- welt
- whack
- wham
- whop
- bash
- biff
- bop
- clip
- wallop
- belt
- conk
- paste
noun the power to produce an effect by indirect meansSynonyms- influence
- leverage
- sway
- weight
- pull
noun effective means of influencing, compelling, or punishingSynonymsverb to deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharplySynonyms- bash
- catch
- hit
- knock
- pop
- slam
- slog
- slug
- smash
- smite
- sock
- strike
- swat
- thwack
- whack
- wham
- whop
- biff
- bop
- clip
- wallop
- belt
- conk
- paste
Synonyms for cloutnoun a target used in archeryRelated Wordsnoun special advantage or influenceSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a short nail with a flat headSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun (boxing) a blow with the fistSynonymsRelated Words- counterpunch
- parry
- counter
- knockout punch
- KO punch
- Sunday punch
- haymaker
- hook
- jab
- rabbit punch
- sucker punch
- boxing
- pugilism
- fisticuffs
- blow
verb strike hard, especially with the fistRelated Words |