Synonyms for clout
klaʊtclout

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1. cloutnoun

   a target used in archery

   Synonyms:
   pull, slug, clout nail, lick, biff, poke, punch

2. pull, cloutnoun

   special advantage or influence

   "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull"

   Synonyms:
   pull, twist, slug, drag, poke, pulling, biff, lick, clout nail, puff, punch, wrench

3. clout nail, cloutnoun

   a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood

   Synonyms:
   poke, slug, biff, pull, lick, clout nail, punch

4. punch, clout, poke, lick, biff, slugverb

   (boxing) a blow with the fist

   "I gave him a clout on his nose"

   Synonyms:
   jabbing, punch, type slug, pigeon berry, jab, garget, carrier bag, sack, thrust, bullet, salt lick, slug, dawdler, lick, poke, pull, paper bag, lagger, biff, clout nail, thrusting, sluggard, puncher, drone, trailer, lap, laggard, scoke, poking

5. cloutverb

   strike hard, especially with the fist

   "He clouted his attacker"

Matched Categories

1. • Advantage
   • Nail
   • Strike
   • Target

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1. List of paraphrases for "clout":

   influence, ibid, decision, weight

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1. Brian Cathcart:

   What they may have lost in print circulation they have made up for in social media clout and influence over politicians, they animate and direct the mob day by day and hour by hour.

2. Stewart Glickman:

   It's pretty symbolic, it's a recognition that the energy sector doesn't have anywhere near the same clout it used to.

3. Mohammed Bava:

   The whole family attacked him. They were not ready to believe Roy Thomas, such was the clout and image that Jolly had in the family -- they all thought that Roy Thomas was saying this because Roy Thomas had an eye on the house and property.

4. Kelly Dittmar:

   It is an organization that has been around for a long time, in terms of institutional clout and power and influence, i think the organization itself has proven itself to be a very astute and strong political power, both in mobilizing women voters and young women voters and also in funding candidates.

5. Teresa Kok:

   Many independent smallholders do not have the financial muscle and clout to initiate audit and certification on their own. There is simply no economic scale.