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   clout

   /klaʊt/

   noun

   • 1. a heavy blow with the hand or a hard object: informal "a clout round the ear" Similar smackslapthumppunchblowhitknockbangcuffboxspankingspanktapclipinformal:whackwallopclobberingsock
   • 2. influence or power, especially in politics or business: informal "I knew she carried a lot of clout" Similar influencepowerpullweightswayleveragecontrolsaymasterydominancedominationadvantageauthorityprestigestandingstaturerankinformal:teethbeefmuscle
   • 3. a piece of cloth or article of clothing. archaic
   • 4. a target twelve times the usual size, placed flat on the ground with a flag marking its centre and used in long-distance shooting.
   • ▪ a long-distance shot that hits a clout.
   • 5. short for clout nail

   verb

   • 1. hit (someone or something) hard: informal "I clouted him round the head"
   • 2. mend with a patch: archaic "he helps the women clout their pans"

   Word Origin Old Englishclūt (in the sense ‘a patch or metal plate’); related to Dutch kluit ‘lump, clod’, also to cleat and clot. The shift of sense to ‘heavy blow’, which dates from late Middle English, is difficult to explain; possibly the change occurred first in the verb (from ‘put a patch on’ to ‘hit hard’).

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   What does clout mean?

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   What is a slang term for 'clout'?

   • 1. 'Clout' is a slang term for '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 gave him a clout on the head. 1. The term 'clout' is also used to mean thump, blow, crack, punch, slap, sock (slang), cuff, wallop (informal), skelp (dialect). I was half tempted to give them a clout myself.

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   Is clout related to power?

   • Of course, the sense of having power and the actual hitting are related, since clout is something to be wielded — either physically or figuratively. Note: it's not just tough guys who have clout. China is said to have "growing economic clout ," and Oprah is known to have significant clout in the media industry.

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   What is a clout nail?

   • a shot that hits the mark. Also called clout nail. a nail for attaching sheet metal to wood, having a short shank with a broad head. Archaic.

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   When you speak of someone having clout, it usually means that they communicate a sense of power or influence, particularly in the political sense. "You’ll wanna talk to that big guy over there if you want me to let you in. He’s got clout."

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