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Meaning
Noun
●
Influence or
effectiveness
, especially political.
●
In Regional English:
A
blow
with the hand.
●
In Baseball:
A home run.
●
In Archery:
The
center
of the
butt
at which
archers
shoot
;
probably
once a
piece
of
white
cloth
or a
nail
head.
●
In Regional English:
A
swaddling
cloth.
●
A
cloth
; a
piece
of
cloth
or
leather
; a
patch
; a rag.
●
An
iron
plate
on an
axletree
or other
wood
to keep it from
wearing
; a washer.
●
A
clout
nail.
●
A
piece
; a fragment.
Verb
●
To
hit
, especially with the fist.
●
To
cover
with
cloth
,
leather
, or other
material
; to
bandage
,
patch
, or
mend
with a clout.
●
To
stud
with
nails
, as a
timber
, or a
boot
sole.
●
To
guard
with an
iron
plate
, as an axletree.
●
To
join
or
patch
clumsily.
●
Dated form of clot.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
clout
English
clut
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Leverage
Credibility
Influence
Prominence
Power
Notoriety
Cachet
Prestige
Strength
Prowess
Dominance
Wealth
Gravitas
Reputation
Popularity
Fame
Authority
Legitimacy
Publicity
Backing
Rights
Talent
Success
Firepower
Prosperity
Powers
Stakes
Equity
Sophistication
Status
Votes
Sway
Bargaining Power
Upper Hand
Staying Power
Market Share
Buying Power
Military Power
Moral Authority
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Rhymes
Owt
Out
Pout
Rout
Dout
Lout
Tout
Nowt
Gout
Doubt
Grout
Route
Knout
About
Snout
Shout
Glout
Kraut
Flout
Clout
Trout
Spout
Stout
Chout
Scout
Anlaut
Aspout
Dought
Sprout
Devout
Reroute
Drought
Auslaut
Redoubt
Asprout
Throughout
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