clout

clout  (klout)

n.

1. A blow, especially with the fist.

2.

a. Baseball A long powerful hit.

b. Sports An archery target.

3. Informal

a. Influence; pull: "Women in dual-earner households are gaining in job status and earnings ... giving them more clout at work and at home" (Sue Shellenbarger).

b. Power; muscle.

4. Chiefly Midland U.S. A piece of cloth, especially a baby's diaper.

tr.v. clout·ed, clout·ing, clouts

To hit, especially with the fist.

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[Middle English, probably from Old English clt, cloth patch.]

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clout [klaʊt]

n

1. Informal a blow with the hand or a hard object

2. power or influence, esp in politics

3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Archery) Archery

a.  the target used in long-distance shooting

b.  the centre of this target

c.  a shot that hits the centre

4. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) Also called clout nail a short, flat-headed nail used esp for attaching sheet metal to wood

5. Brit dialect

a.  a piece of cloth a dish clout

b.  a garment

c.  a patch

vb (tr)

1. Informal to give a hard blow to, esp with the hand

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / 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]

clouter  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	clout - a target used in archery target, 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" pull advantage, 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 wood clout nail nail - 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, slug counterpunch, 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 boxing hook - a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent jab - a quick short straight punch rabbit punch - a short chopping blow to the back of the neck sucker punch - an unexpected punch boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs - fighting with the fists blow - 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"

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clout (Informal)

verb

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.

noun

1. 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.

Translations

clout¹ [klaʊt]

A. N

1. (= blow) → tortazo m

2. (= influence, power) → influencia f, peso m, palanca f (LAm)

B. VT → dar un tortazo a

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clout² [klaʊt] N ne'er cast a clout till May be out → hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo

clout [ˈklaʊt]

n

(= blow) → claque f

(= influence) → pouvoir m

vt → flanquer une claque à

clout

n

(inf: = blow) → Schlag m; to give somebody a clout → jdm eine runterhauen (inf); to give something a clout → auf etw (acc) → schlagen or hauen (inf); to give somebody a clout round the ears → jdm eine Ohrfeige geben (inf); to give oneself a clout on the knee, to give one’s knee a clout → sich (dat) → aufs Knie hauen (inf); (against door etc) → sich (dat) → das Knie (an)stoßen or anschlagen

(political, industrial) → Schlagkraft f

vt (inf) → schlagen, hauen (inf); to clout somebody one → jdm eine runterhauen (inf) → or eins verpassen (inf)

clout [klaʊt]

1. n (blow) → ceffone m (fig) (power, influence) → influenza

2. vt → colpire

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clout [klaʊt]

1. n (blow) → ceffone m (fig) (power, influence) → influenza

2. vt → colpire