Definitions for clouts

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clouts clout

Spelling: [klout]

IPA: /klaʊt/

Clouts is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 100 anagrams from letters in clouts (clostu).

Definitions for clouts

noun

1. a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
2. Informal. pull; strong influence; muscle, especially political power:
3. Baseball. a long hit, especially an extra-base hit:
4. Archery. the mark or target shot at, especially in long-distance shooting. a shot that hits the mark.
5. Also called clout nail. a nail for attaching sheet metal to wood, having a short shank with a broad head.
6. Archaic. a patch or piece of cloth or other material used to mend something. any worthless piece of cloth; rag. an article of clothing (usually used contemptuously).

verb (used with object)

1. to strike, especially with the hand; cuff.
2. Archaic. to bandage. to patch; mend.

Origin of clouts

before 900; Middle English; Old English clūt piece of cloth or metal; cognate with Middle Low German klūte, Old Norse klūtr

Examples for clouts

In the Darwinian world of media and politics, hardly any primal force compares to Clinton clout.

"Nay, there you are wide of the clout," the bowman said gravely.

Even an old broken bowman might find the clout with a bow like this.

The next moment he received a clout alongside the head that knocked him over on his side.

As for the clout I gave Master Peter, here is a groat to mend it.

The great migration to the North through World War II had given black people at least some clout as they began to vote Democratic.

So Bandar enjoyed none of the prestige or the clout that well-connected mothers bring to their sons in the Kingdom.

CrowdMed is also a system where Ivy League diplomas and prestigious residencies carry no clout.

Entertainment institutions like the Academy have a duty to use their clout wisely.

Swords are for gentlemen, while clubs are to clout the heads of rogues—thus.