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clout   (TTS Sound)

The noun clout has 4 senses

• clout -- (a target used in archery)


• pull, clout -- (special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull")


• clout nail, clout -- (a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood)


• punch, clout, poke, lick, biff, slug -- ((boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose")

The verb clout has 1 sense

• clout -- (strike hard, especially with the fist; "He clouted his attacker")