clout vs heft

clout

noun
  • Influence or effectiveness, especially political. 

  • A clout nail. 

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

  • A home run. 

  • A blow with the hand. 

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. 

heft

noun
  • Influence; importance. 

  • Weight. 

  • Heaviness, the feel of weight; heftiness. 

  • A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted (accustomed). 

  • Poor condition in sheep caused by mineral deficiency. 

  • The act or effort of heaving; violent strain or exertion. 

  • A number of sheets of paper fastened together, as for a notebook. 

  • An animal that has become hefted thus. 

  • A part of a serial publication. 

verb
  • To make (a farm animal, especially a flock of sheep) accustomed and attached to an area of mountain pasture. 

  • To test the weight of something by lifting it. 

  • To lift up; especially, to lift something heavy. 

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