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Meaning of 'clout' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Clout [ n.]
- A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.
- A swadding cloth.
- A piece; a fragment.
- The center of the butt at which archers shoot; -- probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.
- An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.
- A blow with the hand.
- To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage; patch, or mend, with a clout.
- To join or patch clumsily.
- To quard with an iron plate, as an axletree.
- To give a blow to; to strike.
- To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.

Meaning of 'clout' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . clout [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (boxing) a blow with the fist
Example in sentence:
  • I gave him a clout on his nose
Meaning (2):
- special advantage or influence
Example in sentence:
  • the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull
3 . clout [ v]
Meaning (3):
- strike hard, especially with the fist
Example in sentence:
  • He clouted his attacker

Nearby Words:

cloaca cloacae cloacal cloak cloaked cloakedly cloaking cloakroom clock clocklike

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