clout (redirected from clouts)

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

Noun

1. Informal a fairly hard blow

2. power or influence

Verb

Informal to hit hard [Old English clūt piece of cloth]

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 1. 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)

noun 2. thump, blow, crack, punch, slap, sock (slang) cuff, wallop (informal) skelp (dialect)

noun 3. influence, power, standing, authority, pull, weight, bottom, prestige, mana N.Z.

Translations

clout [klaut] n (fig) → influencia, peso

vt → dar un tortazo a

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clout [klaut] n (= blow) → taloche f (fig); pouvoir m

vt → flanquer une taloche à

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clout [klaut] vt → schlagen, hauen

n (fig) → Schlagkraft f

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clout [klaut] n (= blow) → colpo;

(fig) → influenza

vt → dare un colpo a