clout

n.

1. A blow, especially with the fist.
2. 1. Baseball. A long powerful hit.
   2. Sports. An archery target.
3. Informal.
   1. Influence; pull: "Women in dual-earner households are gaining in job status and earnings ... giving them more clout at work and at home" (Sue Shellenbarger).
   2. Power; muscle.
4. Chiefly Midland U.S. A piece of cloth, especially a baby's diaper.

tr.v., clout·ed, clout·ing, clouts.
To hit, especially with the fist.

[Middle English, probably from Old English clūt, cloth patch.]

noun

1. A sudden sharp, powerful stroke: bang, blow, crack, hit, lick, pound, slug, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop. Informal bash, biff, bop, clip, wallop. Slang belt, conk, paste. See attack/defend, strike/miss.
2. The power to produce an effect by indirect means: influence, leverage, sway, weight. Slang pull. See affect/ineffectiveness.
3. Effective means of influencing, compelling, or punishing: force, power, weight. Informal muscle. See over/under, strong/weak.

verb

To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply: bash, catch, hit, knock, pop, slam, slog, slug, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop. Informal biff, bop, clip, wallop. Slang belt, conk, paste. Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone. See attack/defend, strike/miss.

1. A metal plate attached to a moving wood member to protect it from abrasion.
2. A clout nail.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - klud, slag, slagkraft
v. tr. - lappe, slå, stjæle fra bil

Nederlands (Dutch)
mep, invloed/macht, stuk stof/kleding, (schutters)doelwit, platkop (spijker), meppen, oplappen

Français (French)
n. - coup, claque, influence, pouvoir, (fig) influence, chiffon
v. tr. - donner un coup ou une claque à, taper dans, frapper (dans un ballon)

Deutsch (German)
v. - hauen, schlagen
n. - Schlag, Macht

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μπαλώνω, χαστουκίζω, σκαμπιλίζω
n. - (πολιτική) επιρροή, κύρος, πυγμή, χαστούκι, φάπα, ρούχο, πλατυκέφαλο καρφί, μπάλωμα, φάσα

Italiano (Italian)
colpire, percossa, autorità

Português (Portuguese)
v. - remendar (m), esbofetear
n. - remendo (m), bofetada (f) (coloq.), alvo (m) em arco e flecha

Русский (Russian)
врезать, затрещина, авторитет

Español (Spanish)
n. - golpe, bofetada, bofetón, influencia, fuerza política
v. tr. - dar un tortazo a

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - slå till, lappa (dial.)
n. - kraftigt slag, trasa, plagg, klackjärn, inflytande (vard.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
敲打, 破布, 轻叩, 叩, 敲一下

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 敲打, 破布, 輕叩
v. tr. - 叩, 敲一下

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 강타, 강한 영향력, 헝겊 조각
v. tr. - 치다, 공을 강타하다, 조각을 대어 깁다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - コツンとたたくこと, 影響力, 鋲釘, 的
v. - コツンとたたく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ضرب, لطم, طرق (الاسم) ضربه, لطمه, نفوذ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מטלית, מהלומה, השפעה, טלאי‬
v. tr. - ‮נעץ, הכה‬

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