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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024clout /klaʊt/USA pronunciation n. - a blow or hit, esp. with the hand;
cuff:[countable]got a clout on the head. - Informal Terms Informal. influence upon people who make decisions:[uncountable]still had a lot of clout in the sales department.
v. [~ + object] - to hit or cuff:She clouted the intruder on the head.
clout•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024clout (klout),USA pronunciation n. - a blow, esp. with the hand;
cuff:The bully gave him a painful clout on the head. - Informal Termspull;
strong influence;
muscle, esp. political power:a wealthy campaign contributor with clout at city hall. - Sport[Baseball.]a long hit, esp. an extra-base hit:A hard clout to deep center field drove in the winning run.
- Sport[Archery.]
- the mark or target shot at, esp. in long-distance shooting.
- a shot that hits the mark.
- BuildingAlso called clout′ nail′. a nail for attaching sheet metal to wood, having a short shank with a broad head.
- [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).
v.t. - to strike, esp. with the hand;
cuff. - [Archaic.]
- to bandage.
- to patch;
mend.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English clūt piece of cloth or metal; cognate with Middle Low German klūte, Old Norse klūtr
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: clout /klaʊt/ n - informal a blow with the hand or a hard object
- power or influence, esp in politics
- Also called: clout nail a short, flat-headed nail used esp for attaching sheet metal to wood
- Brit dialect a piece of cloth: a dish clout
- a garment
vb (transitive)- informal to give a hard blow to, esp with the hand
- to patch with a piece of cloth or leather
Etymology: 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 |