Clout — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a target used in archery

special advantage or influence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊnsɪlɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/daɪhˌɛksɐhˈiːdɹən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/daɪhˌɛksɐhˈiːdɹən/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈaʊnsɪlɚ/.

Examples

the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull
I gave him a clout on his nose
He clouted his attacker

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

biff slug lick punch poke pull clout nail

Parts of Speech

noun	a target used in archery
noun	special advantage or influence “the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull”
noun	a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood
noun	(boxing) a blow with the fist “I gave him a clout on his nose”
verb	strike hard, especially with the fist “He clouted his attacker”

Word Forms

punch	verb	deliver a quick blow to
clout	verb	strike hard, especially with the fist
poke	verb	hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
biff	verb	strike, usually with the fist
slug	verb	strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
clout	noun	(boxing) a blow with the fist

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schlagkraft

eine Zielscheibe, die beim Bogenschießen verwendet wird

🇫🇷French

poids

une cible utilisée pour le tir à l'arc

🇪🇸Spanish

influencia

un objetivo utilizado en tiro con arco

🇮🇹Italian

peso

un bersaglio utilizzato nel tiro con l'arco

🇳🇱Dutch

invloed

een doelwit dat wordt gebruikt bij boogschieten

🇵🇹Portuguese

influência

um alvo usado no tiro com arco

🇷🇺Russian

влияние

мишень, используемая в стрельбе из лука

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ताकत

तीरंदाजी में प्रयुक्त एक लक्ष्य

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রভাব

তীরন্দাজে ব্যবহৃত একটি লক্ষ্য

🇮🇳Tamil

செல்வாக்கு

வில்வித்தையில் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் இலக்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

పలుకుబడి

విలువిద్యలో ఉపయోగించే లక్ష్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रभाव

तिरंदाजीमध्ये वापरलेले लक्ष्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રભાવ

તીરંદાજીમાં વપરાતું લક્ષ્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಭಾವ

ಬಿಲ್ಲುಗಾರಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುವ ಗುರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വാധീനം

അമ്പെയ്ത്ത് ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ലക്ഷ്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ

ਤੀਰਅੰਦਾਜ਼ੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਇੱਕ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

زور

تیر اندازی میں استعمال ہونے والا ہدف

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

影响力

射箭用的靶子

🇯🇵Japanese

影響力

アーチェリーで使用される的

🇰🇷Korean

강타

양궁에 사용되는 과녁

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ảnh hưởng

một mục tiêu được sử dụng trong bắn cung

🇹🇭Thai

อิทธิพล

เป้าหมายที่ใช้ในการยิงธนู

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengaruh

target yang digunakan dalam memanah

🇵🇭Filipino

kapangyarihan

isang target na ginagamit sa archery

🇲🇾Malay

pengaruh

sasaran yang digunakan dalam memanah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نفوذ

هدف يستخدم في الرماية

🇮🇷Persian

نفوذ

هدفی که در تیراندازی با کمان استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

Nüfuz

okçulukta kullanılan bir hedef

🇮🇱Hebrew

כוח

מטרה המשמשת בחץ וקשת

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