clout vs elbow

clout

noun
  • A blow with the hand. 

  • A clout nail. 

  • The center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head. 

  • Influence or effectiveness, especially political. 

  • A home run. 

verb
  • To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage, patch, or mend with a clout. 

  • To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole. 

  • To guard with an iron plate, as an axletree. 

  • To hit, especially with the fist. 

  • To join or patch clumsily. 

elbow

noun
  • A hit with the elbow. 

  • The joint between the upper arm and the forearm. 

  • Part of a basketball court located at the intersection of the free-throw line and the free-throw lane. 

  • Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, coastline, etc.; an angular or jointed part of any structure, such as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent. 

  • Two nearby crossings of a rope. 

verb
  • To make someone quit or lose their job so that someone else can get it. 

  • To nudge, jostle or push. 

  • To push with the elbow or elbows; to forge ahead using the elbows to assist. 

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