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Definition of clout : 1. A blow with the hand.
2. A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.
3. A piece; a fragment.
4. A swadding cloth.
5. An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.
6. The center of the butt at which archers shoot; - probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.
7. To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage; patch, or mend, with a clout.
8. To give a blow to; to strike.
9. To join or patch clumsily.
10. To quard with an iron plate, as an axletree.
11. To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.

Synonyms:

scoke, bop, bang, thrusting, trailer, slog, whack, wrench, paper bag, whop, paste, attack, clout nail, laggard, pulling, sock it to someone, drag, salt lick, drone, thrust, bash, blow, weight, pop, lick, strong, sluggard, smite, pull, carrier bag, strike, thwack, swat, crack, puff, leverage, pigeon berry, wham, sock, welt, clip, wallop, bullet, over, let someone have it, sack, belt, slam, slug, hit, type slug, jab, affect, knock, conk, lap, biff, jabbing, twist, pound, garget, smash, lagger, poking, poke, dawdler, catch, puncher

authority (part of speech: noun)

kingship, title, control, precedence, credential, privilege, mightiness, potency, purview, power, strength, domination, punch, superiority, sway, entitlement, stature, cogency, puissance, charge, license, mandate, steam, seniority, prestige, might, powerfulness, prepotency, prerogative, commission, authority, right, enfranchisement, mastery, empowerment, birthright, primacy, faculty, rank, sovereignty, force, office, influence, command

strength (part of speech: noun)

muscle, vigor, brawn, stability, stamina, firmness, vitality, huskiness, toughness, stoutness, sturdiness, energy

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