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.
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.
A significant or strong influence or effect.
A forced impinging.
The striking of one body against another; collision.
The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
To stamp or impress onto something.
To collide or strike, the act of impinging.
To significantly or strongly influence or affect; to have an impact on.
To compress; to compact; to press into something or pack together.