Synonym: bat, hit, knock, rap, strike. Similar words: cloud, cloudy, close, o'clock, closet, closer, loud, flour. Meaning: [klaʊt] 
n. 1. a target used in archery 2. special advantage or influence 3. a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood 4. (boxing) a blow with the fist. v. strike hard, especially with the fist.
n. 1. a target used in archery 2. special advantage or influence 3. a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood 4. (boxing) a blow with the fist. v. strike hard, especially with the fist. 91) China usually refuses to mix human rights issues with diplomacy, but Hu has come under international pressure to use his clout with Sudan to push it to accept U. N. peacekeepers in Darfur.
92) But China's market clout is not matched by its governance prowess.
93) John Hawksworth, head of macro-economics at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in the UK, says political influence will result from the increased economic clout of the big developing countries.
94) That is me Ma sum the predestination of the Niang in the clout to predestine.