clout

Nouns

  • (n) a target used in archery
  • (n) special advantage or influence
    • the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull
    pull,
  • (n) a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood clout nail,
  • (n) (boxing) a blow with the fist
    • I gave him a clout on his nose
    biff, punch, lick, poke, slug,

Verbs

  • (v) strike hard, especially with the fist
    • He clouted his attacker

Synonyms

pull clout nail biff punch lick poke slug

Words of close approximity

cloud
clod clog clon clop clot cloy
cloak clock clomp clone close cloth cloud clove clown cloze
clout nail