Meaning
9 senses(countable, informal, uncountable)Influence or effectiveness, especially political.
Einfluss, Gewicht, Durchsetzungskraft
влия́ниеvlijánije, весves
special advantage or influence
(countable, uncountable)A blow with the hand.
Kopfnuss
уда́рudár, затре́щинаzatréščina
(boxing) a blow with the fist
(countable, informal, uncountable)A home run.
(countable, uncountable)The center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.
(countable, dated, regional, uncountable)A swaddling cloth, nappy, or loincloth.
(countable, uncountable)A clout nail.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A piece; a fragment.
Examples
9 sentencesTom doesn't have as much clout as he used to.
Tom doesn't have as much clout as he used to have.
Tom has clout.
Never cast a clout till May is out.
deBis Ende Mai ist’s noch nicht Zeit, zu legen ab das Winterkleid.
My father has a lot of clout at city hall.
ruМой отец имеет большое влияние в мэрии.
deMein Vater hat im Rathaus viel Einfluss.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English clout (“piece of cloth”), from Old English clūt (“piece of cloth, patcFrom Middle English clout (“piece of cloth”), from Old English clūt (“piece of cloth, patch; metal plate”), from Proto-West Germanic *klūt, from Proto-Germanic *klūtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gelewdos, from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to ball up, amass”). The influence sense originated in the dialect of Chicago, but has become widespread.
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Forms
plural: cloutsSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable