noun Download 🔗Share Influence or effectiveness, especially political. Examples : "The mayor's clout helped secure funding for the new school library. " politics government Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A blow with the hand. Examples : "The boxer landed a hard clout to the opponent's jaw. " action body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A home run. Examples : "The batter hit a massive clout, sending the ball over the fence for a home run. " sport entertainment achievement Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head. Examples : "The archer aimed at the clout on the target. " sport weapon point Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A swaddling cloth. Examples : "The baby's small, soft clout was warm and snug. " wear material item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag. Examples : "She used a clout to wipe the greasy fingerprints off the window. " material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer. Examples : "The carpenter added a small clout to the wagon's axletree to prevent it from wearing down too quickly. " material technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A piece; a fragment. Examples : "The artist chipped away at the large block of marble, and a small clout of stone fell to the floor. " part material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To hit, especially with the fist. Examples : "The angry boy clouted the table with his fist. " body action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage, patch, or mend with a clout. Examples : "She had to clout the hole in her daughter's favorite jeans with a colorful patch to make them wearable again. " material medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole. Examples : "The cobbler will clout the worn boot soles with durable hobnails to provide better traction. " material technical building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To guard with an iron plate, as an axletree. Examples : "The blacksmith expertly clouted the wagon's axletree with iron plates to strengthen it. " technical machine structure material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To join or patch clumsily. Examples : "The student tried to clout the torn book cover together, but the glue didn't stick properly. " technical building work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To form a clot or mass. Examples : "The spilled glue quickly clotted, clouding the desk with a sticky mass. " medicine physiology body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cause to clot or form into a mass. Examples : "The excessive rennet added to the milk threatened to clout the entire batch of cheese before it was properly cultured. " medicine physiology biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
