My father has a lot of clout at city hall.
Source: tatoeba (709120)
Clout
//klaʊt//
Synonyms for "clout" (235 found)
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Closest matches (47)
Strong matches (71)
crackcreditcrookcuffcutdashdealdeal a blowdeckdigdingdintdominancedominationdragdrivedriving forcedrubdrubbingdrumming
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duresseffecteffectivenesseffectualityeminenceenchantmentenergyesteemfavorfetchfetch a blowflower powerforceforce majeureforcefulnessfull blastfull forcefusilladegood feelinghaymakerheisthithit a clipholdhookimpactimpellentimpelling forceimpetusimportanceimpressimpressionimprintimpulseimpulsioninincentiveincidental powerincitementinfluenceinfluentialityinsinuationirresistible forcejabknockknock coldknock downknock outleadershiplet have itleverage
Related words (117)
lickmagisterialnessmagnetismmain forcemain strengthmanamarkmasterymightmight and mainmightinessmomentmomentummotive powermoxiemuscle powernabnailnicknip
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pastepeltpersonalitypersuasionpizzazzplunkpokepooppotencepotencypotentialitypoundpowerpower packpower structurepower strugglepowerfulnesspredominancepreponderanceprepotencypressureprestigeprigprintproductivenessproductivitypropulsionpuissancepurchasepushrapreactionrecoilreflexreignrepercussionreputeresponserulesaysinewslamslapslogsloshslugsmacksmashsmitesnapsoaksocietysockspankstealsteamstrengthstrikestrike atstrokestrong armsuasionsubtle influencesuggestionsuperioritysuperpowersupremacyswatswayswingswipetattoothrustthumpthwackupper handvalidityvehemencevigorvimvirilityvirtuevirulencevitalitywallopwattageweightwhackwhamwhip handwhopyerk
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3 entriesderived
13 entrieshas context
5 entriesis a
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1 entriesrelated to
32 entriesShowing 16 of 32 words.
Translations
85 translations across 17 languages.
Albanian
2 entries- arnë noun (piece of cloth)
- pelenë noun (swaddling cloth)
Bulgarian
4 entries- парцал noun (swaddling cloth)
- парцал noun (piece of cloth)
- парче noun (piece, fragment)
- парче плат noun (piece of cloth)
Catalan
2 entries- influència noun (influence, effectiveness)
- mastegot noun (informal: blow with the hand)
Czech
4 entries- moc noun (influence, effectiveness)
- rána noun (informal: blow with the hand)
- vliv noun (influence, effectiveness)
- váha noun (influence, effectiveness)
Dutch
4 entries- brok noun (piece, fragment)
- doek noun (piece of cloth)
- doelwit noun (archery: center of the butt)
- fragment noun (piece, fragment)
Finnish
4 entries- cloutti noun (influence, effectiveness)
- hitunen noun (piece, fragment)
- kapalo noun (swaddling cloth)
- kunnari noun (informal: home run)
French
2 entries- coup noun (informal: blow with the hand)
- influence noun (influence, effectiveness)
German
4 entries- Durchsetzungskraft noun (influence, effectiveness)
- Einfluss noun (influence, effectiveness)
- Gewicht noun (influence, effectiveness)
- Kopfnuss noun (informal: blow with the hand)
Ido
1 entries- lanjo noun (swaddling cloth)
Irish
3 entries- ceirt noun (piece of cloth)
- clabhta noun (informal: blow with the hand)
- cíonán noun (informal: blow with the hand)
Middle English
4 entries- clout noun (swaddling cloth)
- clout noun (piece of cloth)
- clout noun (iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing)
- clout noun (piece, fragment)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- خرقه noun (piece of cloth)
- پاچاوره noun (piece of cloth)
Polish
1 entries- znaczenie polityczne noun (influence, effectiveness)
Romanian
1 entries- influență noun (influence, effectiveness)
Russian
4 entries- вес noun (influence, effectiveness)
- влия́ние noun (influence, effectiveness)
- затре́щина noun (informal: blow with the hand)
- уда́р noun (informal: blow with the hand)
Spanish
4 entries- cuña noun (influence, effectiveness)
- influencia noun (influence, effectiveness)
- influjo noun (influence, effectiveness)
- mamporro noun (informal: blow with the hand)
Swedish
3 entries- inflytande noun (influence, effectiveness)
- slagkraft noun (influence, effectiveness)
- smocka noun (informal: blow with the hand)
Sample sentences
33 total sentences available.
Unless you've done time in prison, you won't carry any clout in this crowd.
Source: tatoeba (9032566)
Never cast a clout till May is out.
Source: tatoeba (9128814)
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) decided not to divest from retailers that sell guns, but said it would use its financial clout to pressure retailers on their gun policies.
Source: tatoeba (11490446)
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