What does clout mean?
Definitions for clout
klaʊtclout
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word clout.
Princeton's WordNet
cloutnoun
a target used in archery
pull, cloutnoun
special advantage or influence
"the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull"
clout nail, cloutnoun
a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood
punch, clout, poke, lick, biff, slugverb
(boxing) a blow with the fist
"I gave him a clout on his nose"
cloutverb
strike hard, especially with the fist
"He clouted his attacker"
Wiktionary
cloutnoun
Influence or effectiveness, especially political.
cloutnoun
A blow with the hand.
cloutnoun
A home run.
cloutnoun
The center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.
cloutnoun
A swaddling cloth.
cloutnoun
A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.
cloutnoun
An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.
cloutnoun
A piece; a fragment.
cloutverb
To hit, especially with the fist.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
A CLOUTnoun
Etymology: clut, Saxon.
His garment, nought but many ragged clouts,
With thorns together pinn’d, and patched was. Edmund Spenser, F. Q.A clout upon that head,
Where late the diadem stood. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.In pow’r of spittle and a clout,
When e’er he please to blot it out. Jonathan Swift.He drew a good bow: he shot a fine shoot: he would have clapt in the clout at twelve score. William Shakespeare, Hen. IV. p. ii.
To Cloutverb
Etymology: from the noun.
I thought he slept, and put
My clouted brogues from off my feet, whose rudeness
Answer’d my steps too loud. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.The dull swain
Treads on it daily with his clouted shoon. John Milton.Milk some unhappy ewe,
Whose clouted leg her hurt doth shew. Edmund Spenser, Pastorals.Many sentences of one meaning be clouted up together. Roger Ascham, Schoolmaster.
ChatGPT
clout
Clout refers to influence or power, especially in politics, or within a particular domain or industry. It is often earned through status, wealth, or a strong network of contacts. Furthermore, in digital and social media contexts, clout refers to one's visibility, influence or popularity.
Webster Dictionary
Cloutnoun
a cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag
Cloutnoun
a swadding cloth
Cloutnoun
a piece; a fragment
Cloutnoun
the center of the butt at which archers shoot; -- probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head
Cloutnoun
an iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer
Cloutnoun
a blow with the hand
Cloutnoun
to cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage; patch, or mend, with a clout
Cloutnoun
to join or patch clumsily
Cloutnoun
to quard with an iron plate, as an axletree
Cloutnoun
to give a blow to; to strike
Cloutnoun
to stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole
Etymology: [OE. clutien. clouten, to patch. See Clout, n.]
Wikidata
Clout
Clout were originally a five-piece, South African million-selling all-girl rock group formed in 1977, best known for their song, "Substitute".
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Clout
klowt, n. a piece of cloth used for mending: a rag: a piece of cloth used by archers to shoot at, then the shot itself: a blow: a cuff.—v.t. to mend with a patch: to cover with a cloth: to cuff.—p.adj. Clout′ed (Shak.), heavy and patched, as shoes having nails in the soles: covered with a clout.—adj. Clout′erly, clownish.—ns. Clout′-nail, a large-headed nail used for the soles of boots; Clout′-shoe, a shoe having the sole protected by clout-nails. [A.S. clút; cf. Ice. klútr, a kerchief; Dan. klud, rag.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
clout
From the Teutonic kotzen, a blow. Also, a gore of blood.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of clout in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of clout in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of clout in a Sentence
That’s the reason they were trying to make the trouble for the Jews in Egypt: The first thing they were afraid [of] was the Jewish families growing so rapidly, here, they are fearful that they’re going to be overwhelmed either by the growth of the environment or by political clout through the bloc votes.
(When) they put their country on display, they put their own sort of personal clout and power on display.
How can this Task Force address change in any meaningful way within such a short timeline ? There can be no quick fix to issues that are clearly structural, any Task Force that really will have the clout to bring about such vital reform should be a totally independent body, not from within the governance structure of FIFA.
With Pompeo more firmly in control and John Bolton focused on his anti-multilateral agenda, there's a sense the Richard Gowan ambassador will have less clout.
Instead of strengthening #NATO it is going to weaken the alliance, the US's military clout will not increase, but decrease in relation to Russia and the Near Middle East.
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- النفوذArabic
- парцал, удрям, парче плат, плесница, парчеBulgarian
- uhoditCzech
- indflydelseDanish
- Kopfnuss, Einfluss, GewichtGerman
- κύροςGreek
- povoEsperanto
- influenciaSpanish
- تاثیر گذاریPersian
- tälli, pilkku, hitunen, prikka, paikka, rätti, pilkka, vaikutusvalta, painoarvo, riepu, tilkku, kapalo, lyödä, kunnariFinnish
- influenceFrench
- pengaruhIndonesian
- כֹּימֶתHebrew
- gloriaLatin
- stuk, oorvijg, wikkel, vod, ring, fragment, doek, rondel, brok, lap, invloed, luier, slag, oorvijgen, klap, slaan, doelwitDutch
- znaczenie politycznePolish
- вес, удар, влияние, затрещинаRussian
- pelenë, arnëAlbanian
- inflytandeSwedish
- విఠారంTelugu
- nüfuzTurkish
- 影响力Chinese
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