| NOUN | communication | clout | a target used in archery |
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| attribute | clout, pull | special advantage or influence | |
| artifact | clout, clout nail | a short nail with a flat head | |
| act | clout, punch, poke, lick, biff, slug | (boxing) a blow with the fist | |
| VERB | contact | clout | strike hard, especially with the fist |
| Sounds | klaw't | |
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| Rhymes | about ... workout: 67 rhymes with awt... | |
| Meaning | A target used in archery. | |
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| Broader | target, mark | A reference point to shoot at |
| Meaning | special advantage or influence. | |
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| Synonym | pull | |
| Broader | advantage, vantage | The quality of having a superior or more favorable position |
| Spanish | fuerza, preeminencia | |
| Catalan | preeminència | |
| Meaning | A short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood. | |
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| Synonym | clout nail | |
| Broader | nail | A thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener |
| Meaning | (boxing) a blow with the fist. | |
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| Example | "I gave him a clout on his nose" | |
| Synonyms | punch, poke, lick, biff, slug | |
| Category | boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs | fighting with the fists |
| Narrower | counterpunch, parry, counter | A return punch (especially by a boxer) |
| haymaker, knockout punch, KO punch, Sunday punch | A hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing | |
| hook | A short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent | |
| jab | A quick short straight punch | |
| rabbit punch | A short chopping blow to the back of the neck | |
| sucker punch | An unexpected punch | |
| Broader | blow | A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon |
| Spanish | bofetada, gancho, paliza, pinchazo, punch, puñetazo, puñete, tortazo | |
| Catalan | clatellot, mastegot, punyada | |
| Verbs | clout | strike hard, especially with the fist |
| Meaning | strike hard, especially with the fist. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | The fighter managed to clout his opponent | |
| Example | "He clouted his attacker" | |
| Broader | strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon |
| Spanish | cruzar el rostro, dar un tortazo | |
| Nouns | clout | (boxing) a blow with the fist |
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