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Definition of "clout" []

  • A blow, especially with the fist. (noun)
  • Baseball A long powerful hit. (noun)
  • Sports An archery target. (noun)
  • Informal 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). (noun)
  • Informal Power; muscle. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "clout" in a sentence
  • "You speculated how the word clout came to mean “to steal.”"
  • "Groups with a lot of members gain clout, but those groups also gain strife."
  • "Bloomberg News CALCULATED RISK: Garanti Bankasi will provide a gateway for BBVA to gain clout in Turkey."