- clout - a target used in archery
--1 is a kind of target, mark
- pull, clout - special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull"
--2 is a kind of advantage, vantage
- clout nail, clout - a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood
--3 is a kind of nail
- punch, clout, poke, lick, biff - (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"
--4 is a kind of blow
--4 has particulars:counterpunch, parry, counter; haymaker, knockout punch, KO punch, Sunday punch; hook; jab; rabbit punch; sucker punch Derived form: verb clout1 - pull, clout - special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull"
- clout - strike hard, especially with the fist; "He clouted his attacker"
--1 is one way to strike
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun clout4
The fighter managed to clout his opponent