CLOUT
Dictionary entry overview: What does clout mean?
• CLOUT (noun)
The noun CLOUT has 4 senses:
1. a target used in archery
2. special advantage or influence
3. a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood
4. (boxing) a blow with the fist
Familiarity information: CLOUT used as a noun is uncommon.
• CLOUT (verb)
The verb CLOUT has 1 sense:
1. strike hard, especially with the fist
Familiarity information: CLOUT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CLOUT (noun)
Meaning:
A target used in archery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("clout" is a kind of...):
mark; target (a reference point to shoot at)
Meaning:
Special advantage or influence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
clout; pull
Context example:
the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull
Hypernyms ("clout" is a kind of...):
advantage; vantage (the quality of having a superior or more favorable position)
Meaning:
A short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
clout nail; clout
Hypernyms ("clout" is a kind of...):
nail (a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener)
Meaning:
(boxing) a blow with the fist
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
biff; punch; lick; clout; poke
Context example:
I gave him a clout on his nose
Hypernyms ("clout" is a kind of...):
blow (a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon)
Domain category:
boxing; fisticuffs; pugilism (fighting with the fists)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "clout"):
counter; counterpunch; parry (a return punch (especially by a boxer))
haymaker; knockout punch; KO punch; Sunday punch (a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing)
hook (a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent)
jab (a quick short straight punch)
rabbit punch (a short chopping blow to the back of the neck)
sucker punch (an unexpected punch)
• CLOUT (verb)
Meaning:
Strike hard, especially with the fist
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
He clouted his attacker
Hypernyms (to "clout" is one way to...):
strike (deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The fighter managed to clout his opponent
