Main Entry: ¹clout

Pronunciation: \ˈklau̇t\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English clūt; akin to Middle High German klōz lump, Russian gluda

Date: before 12th century

1 dialect chiefly British : a piece of cloth or leather : rag
2 : a blow especially with the hand; also : a hard hit in baseball
3 : a white cloth on a stake or frame used as a target in archery
4 : pull, influence <political clout>