clouts (Meaning)
clouts
a piece of cloth or leather, to cover or patch with a clout, influence entry 1 sense 1, pull, influence, a white cloth on a stake or frame used as a target in archery, a hard hit in baseball, a blow especially with the hand, to hit forcefully, a blow especially with the hand or with a baseball bat
Synonyms & Antonyms of clouts
Synonyms:
- bats
- clips
- smashes
- slugs
- lashes
- bops
- picks
- dabs
- swings
- knees
- wallops
- cracks
- lickings
- fillips
- raps
- chops
- whams
- stripes
- boxes
- biffs
- whops
- buffets
- plumps
- switches
- larrups
- bashes
- hooks
- cuffs
- thwacks
- belts
- stingers
- beats
- pelts
- douses
- hands
- welts
- claps
- socks
- haymakers
- whaps
- hacks
- swats
- busts
- kicks
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- knockouts
- wallopings
- bastinades
- counters
- thrashings
- sucker punches
- shivers
- counterpunches
- uppercuts
- KOs
- pastings
- drubbings
- right-handers
- body blows
- counter-strokes
- kayos
- lefts
- rights
- counter-blows
- rabbit punches
- whippings
- sidewinders
- crunchers
- whips
- batterings
- knockdowns
- bastinadoes
- counterstrokes
- one-twos
- beatings
- counterblows
- roundhouses
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
clouts Sentence Examples
- The politician used his clout to silence his critics.
- The celebrity's clout helped raise awareness for the charity.
- The company's clout allowed it to secure exclusive contracts.
- The boss used his clout to get special treatment for his favored employees.
- The athlete's clout earned him countless endorsements and sponsorships.
- The union had considerable clout in negotiations with management.
- The mayor's clout extended beyond the city limits.
- The neighborhood watch had little clout with the police.
- The professor's clout helped get her students into prestigious universities.
- The media outlet wielded significant clout in shaping public opinion.
FAQs About the word clouts
a piece of cloth or leather, to cover or patch with a clout, influence entry 1 sense 1, pull, influence, a white cloth on a stake or frame used as a target in a
bangs, slaps, punches, slams, smacks, pounds, thumps, hits, swipes, knocks
weaknesses, impotencies,impotences,
The politician used his clout to silence his critics.
The celebrity's clout helped raise awareness for the charity.
The company's clout allowed it to secure exclusive contracts.
The boss used his clout to get special treatment for his favored employees.
