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Meaning of clout

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  clout
      n 1: a target used in archery
      2: special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a
         lot of pull" [syn: {pull}, {clout}]
      3: a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to
         wood [syn: {clout nail}, {clout}]
      4: (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his
         nose" [syn: {punch}, {clout}, {poke}, {lick}, {biff}, {slug}]
      v 1: strike hard, especially with the fist; "He clouted his
           attacker"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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