clout
To hit, especially with the fistTo hit (someone or something), especially with the fist.
» Tom doesn't have as much clout as he used to.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 senses(transitive)To hit (someone or something), especially with the fist.
schlagen
strike hard, especially with the fist
(transitive)To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage, patch, or mend with a clout.
(transitive)To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.
(transitive)To guard with an iron plate, as an axletree.
(transitive)To join or patch clumsily.
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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
My father has a lot of clout at city hall.
ruМой отец имеет большое влияние в мэрии. — shanghainese
deMein Vater hat im Rathaus viel Einfluss. — Sudajaengi
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
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
clouts, clouting, clouted, cloutedWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.