"clout" in the noun sense

1. clout

a target used in archery

2. pull, clout

special advantage or influence

"the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull"

3. clout nail, clout

a short nail with a flat head used to attach sheet metal to wood

4. punch, clout, poke, lick, biff, slug

boxing) a blow with the fist

"I gave him a clout on his nose"

"clout" in the verb sense

1. clout

strike hard, especially with the fist

"He clouted his attacker"

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