clout

Speech parts

1. clout - Noun

2. clout - Verb

Meaning

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 quard with an iron plate, as an axletree.

To give a blow to; to strike.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

biff punch slug pull poke lick regency birch wham pow fame welt bash diadem swat
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Antonyms

anaconda garrison willy beginning cause lack
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Hypernyms

mark advantage target strike blow nail

Hyponyms

parry haymaker counter hook jab counterpunch

Phrases with the word

clout goblin clout demon circuit clout political clout

Derivatives

clouted clouting

Anagrams

cotul

Examples

The Israeli lobby has clout in the U.S., which means that re-arranging the region and controlling its resources one way or another, will serve Israel through its control over the American administration. Bashar al-Assad

In the end, we may be hurting the very people we should be concerned about - the inner-city poor, those who already have to live with many risks in their daily lives, those who do not have clout here in Washington. Fred Thompson

As you would expect when individualism is based only on opportunity, no one asks what happens to those who have neither the financial nor the political clout to exercise their tiny portion of that opportunity. John Ralston Saul

Never cast a clout till May be out. Irish Proverb

Never cast a clout till May be out. English Proverb

A full seck will take a clout on the side. Scottish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Clouseauesque Clouser clouser minnow clout chaser clout demon clout goblin