clout vs shot

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. 

shot

noun
  • A punch or other physical blow. 

  • Small metal balls used as ammunition. 

  • A remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting. 

  • The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal. 

  • An opportunity or attempt. 

  • A cast of one or more nets. 

  • Metal balls (or similar) used as ammunition; not necessarily small. 

  • A single draft or catch of fish made. 

  • A vaccination or injection. 

  • The heavy iron ball used for the shot put. 

  • A single snapshot or an unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames. 

  • Someone who shoots (a gun, longbow, etc.); a person reckoned as to their aim. 

  • Written documentation of a behavior infraction. 

  • The result of launching a projectile or bullet. 

  • A charge to be paid, a scot or shout. 

  • A measure of alcohol, usually spirits, as taken either from a shot-glass or directly from the bottle, equivalent to about 44 milliliters; 1.5 ounces. ("pony shot"= 30 milliliters; 1 fluid ounce) 

  • A single serving of espresso. 

  • A home run that scores one, two, or three runs (a four run home run is usually referred to as a grand slam). 

  • A place or spot for setting nets. 

verb
  • To load (a gun) with shot. 

adj
  • Worn out or broken. 

  • Scarred silly or crazy of something or someone usually due to a traumatic experience with said fear. 

  • Tired, weary. 

  • Discharged, cleared, or rid of something. 

  • Woven from warp and weft strands of different colours, resulting in an iridescent appearance. 

intj
  • An expression of gratitude, similar to thank you. 

How often have the words clout and shot occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )