clout
clout Lexical Profile
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• noun
Influence or power, especially in politics, business, or social media.
"The senator used her political clout to secure funding for the new transit project."
A heavy blow with the hand or a hard object.
"The boxer delivered a sudden clout that sent his opponent to the canvas."
British A piece of cloth or clothing, or a patch used for mending (now archaic or dialectal).
"The old proverb warns against casting a clout before the month of May is out."
• verb
To hit someone or something hard with the hand or a heavy object.
"The batter clouted the baseball deep into the center-field stands."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'clūt', meaning a patch of cloth or metal, or a lump. The sense of a heavy blow developed in Middle English, which later gave rise in 20th-century American English (originally Chicago political slang) to the figurative sense of social or political influence.