clout
🇺🇸
/klaʊt/
🇬🇧
/klaʊt/
noun
R
the ability to control or influence people or things
Even as a young writer, she had a lot of clout.
R
a strong hit with your hand or a hard object
He got a clout on his head for being rude.
verb
R
to hit someone strongly, especially with your hand
She threatened to clout him if he didn't stop bothering her.
translation
the ability to control or influence people or things; a strong hit with your hand or a hard object
to hit someone strongly, especially with your hand
Word Forms
3rd Present
clouts
Past
clouted
Perfect
clouted
Progressive
clouting
Plural
clouts