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Clout Hand Cloutnoun, Verbbre /Klaʊt/Name /Klaʊt Noun 1 [Uncountable] Power InfluencePolitical/Financial Clout I Knew

Front clout
Back cloutnoun, verbBrE /klaʊt/NAmE /klaʊt/

noun

1 [uncountable] power and influencepolitical/financial clout I knew his opinion carried a lot of clout with them.

2 [countable, usually singular] (informal) a blow with the hand or a hard objectYou're not too big for a clout round the ear!

verb

~ sb (informal)to hit sb hard, especially with your hand

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