ALL meanings of clout
clout
C c - verb clout If you clout someone, you hit them. 3
- verb clout Clout is also a noun. 3
- uncountable noun clout A person or institution that has clout has influence and power. 3
- noun clout a blow with the hand or a hard object 3
- noun clout power or influence, esp in politics 3
- noun clout the target used in long-distance shooting 3
- noun clout the centre of this target 3
- noun clout a shot that hits the centre 3
- noun clout a short flat-headed nail used esp for attaching sheet metal to wood 3
- noun clout a piece of cloth 3
- noun clout a garment 3
- noun clout a patch 3
- verb clout to give a hard blow to, esp with the hand 3
- verb clout to patch with a piece of cloth or leather 3
- noun clout a piece of cloth or leather for patching 3
- noun clout any piece of cloth, esp. one for cleaning; rag 3
- noun clout a blow, with or as with the hand; rap 3
- noun clout a hard hit, as in baseball 3
- noun clout power or influence; esp., political power 3
- noun clout 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 3
- verb transitive clout to patch or mend coarsely 3
- verb transitive clout to strike, as with the hand 3
- verb transitive clout to hit (a ball) hard 3
- noun clout Hit hard with the hand or a hard object. 1
- noun clout a blow, especially with the hand; cuff: The bully gave him a painful clout on the head. 1
- noun clout Informal. pull; strong influence; muscle, especially political power: a wealthy campaign contributor with clout at city hall. 1
- noun clout Baseball. a long hit, especially an extra-base hit: A hard clout to deep center field drove in the winning run. 1
- noun clout Archery. the mark or target shot at, especially in long-distance shooting. a shot that hits the mark. 1
- noun clout Also called clout nail. a nail for attaching sheet metal to wood, having a short shank with a broad head. 1
- noun clout 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). 1
- verb with object clout to strike, especially with the hand; cuff. 1
- verb with object clout Archaic. to bandage. to patch; mend. 1
- noun clout blow or strike of the hand 1
- noun clout influence 1
- transitive verb clout strike with the hand 1
- abbreviation CLOUT cloth 1
- noun clout Influence or effectiveness, especially political. 0
- noun clout (Informal) (regional) A blow with the hand. 0
- noun clout (Informal) A home run. 0
- noun clout (archery) The center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head. 0
- noun clout (regional, dated) A swaddling cloth. 0
- noun clout (archaic) A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag. 0
- noun clout (archaic) An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer. 0
- noun clout (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A piece; a fragment. 0
- verb clout To hit, especially with the fist. 0
- verb clout To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage; patch, or mend, with a clout. 0
- verb clout To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole. 0
- verb clout To guard with an iron plate, as an axletree. 0
- verb clout To join or patch clumsily. 0