clouts
Meaning of clouts
plural noun
- a heavy blow with the hand or a hard object.
a clout round the ear
- influence or power, especially in politics or business.
I knew she carried a lot of clout
- a piece of cloth or article of clothing.
- a target twelve times the usual size, placed flat on the ground with a flag marking its centre and used in long-distance shooting.
- short for clout nail.
- hit (someone or something) hard.
I clouted him round the head
- mend with a patch.
he helps the women clout their pans
Old English clūt (in the sense ‘a patch or metal plate’); related to Dutch kluit ‘lump, clod’, also to cleat and clot. The shift of sense to ‘heavy blow’, which dates from late Middle English, is difficult to explain; possibly the change occurred first in the verb (from ‘put a patch on’ to ‘hit hard’).
Information about clouts
- The singular form of clouts is: clout.
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Hyphenation of clouts
clouts
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- clouts is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
clouts synonyms
Meaning a sharp slap or blow, typically one given with the palm of the hand:
Meaning a blow with the palm of the hand or a flat object:
Meaning a dull, heavy blow with a person's fist or a blunt implement:
Meaning a blow with the fist:
Meaning a strong wind:
Meaning an instance of striking or being struck:
Meaning a blow or collision:
Meaning a sudden painful blow:
Meaning the end part of a sleeve, where the material of the sleeve is turned back or a separate band is sewn on:
Meaning a container with a flat base and sides, typically square or rectangular and having a lid:
Meaning an act of slapping, especially on the buttocks as a punishment for children:
Meaning a slap or series of slaps with one's open hand or a flat object:
Meaning a device by which a flow of liquid or gas from a pipe or container can be controlled:
Meaning a flexible or spring-loaded device for holding an object or objects together or in place:
Meaning a sharp or resounding blow:
Meaning a heavy blow or punch:
Meaning hit (someone) hard:
Meaning a garment for the foot and lower part of the leg, typically knitted from wool, cotton, or nylon:
Meaning the power to shape policy or ensure favourable treatment from someone, especially through status, contacts, or wealth:
Meaning political or social authority or control, especially that exercised by a government:
Meaning ability to exercise influence:
Meaning the ability of someone or something to influence decisions or actions:
Meaning rule; control:
Meaning the power to influence a person or situation:
Meaning the power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events:
Meaning an opportunity to influence developments and policy:
Meaning comprehensive knowledge or skill in a particular subject or activity:
Meaning power and influence over others:
Meaning the exercise of power or influence over someone or something, or the state of being so controlled:
Meaning a condition or circumstance that puts one in a favourable or superior position:
Meaning the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience:
Meaning widespread respect and admiration felt for someone or something on the basis of a perception of their achievements or quality:
Meaning position, status, or reputation:
Meaning a person's natural height:
Meaning a position in the hierarchy of the armed forces:
Meaning each of a set of hard, bony enamel-coated structures in the jaws of most vertebrates, used for biting and chewing:
Meaning the flesh of a cow, bull, or ox, used as food:
Meaning power or influence, especially in a commercial or political sphere:
Meaning hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement:
Meaning strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or injure them, typically with an implement such as a club or whip:
Meaning strike repeatedly with hard blows:
Meaning a unit of weight equal to 16 oz. avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz. troy (0.3732 kg):
Meaning strike repeatedly with the fists:
Meaning beat (a person or animal) repeatedly and violently with a stick or whip:
Meaning strike (a hard surface) with a series of rapid audible blows, especially in order to attract attention:
Meaning a meal consisting of several dishes from which guests serve themselves:
Meaning hit or beat (something) repeatedly with a hammer or similar object:
Meaning fasten with a belt:
Meaning dance to pop music:
Meaning strike (someone) roughly or sharply with the fist:
Meaning hit or try to hit with a swinging blow:
Meaning (of a person or their skin) become brown or darkened after exposure to the sun:
Anagrams of clouts
Words that rhyme with clouts
outs, Marabouts, abouts, bouts, gadabouts, hereabouts, knockabouts, layabouts, marabouts, nearabouts, roundabouts, rouseabouts, roustabouts, rubouts, runabouts, stirabouts, thenabouts, thereabouts, turnabouts, walkabouts, whatabouts, whenabouts, whereabouts, whirlabouts, Scouts, scouts, seascouts, superscouts, douts, foldouts, groundouts, handouts, holdouts, readouts, redouts, standouts, closeouts, fadeouts, flameouts, hideouts, phaseouts, rinthereouts, shakeouts, stakeouts, strikeouts, takeouts, timeouts, whiteouts, wideouts, wipeouts
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