Nouns

(n)clouta target used in archery
(n)pull, cloutspecial advantage or influence“the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull”
(n)clout nail, clouta short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood
(n)punch, clout, poke, lick, biff, slug(boxing) a blow with the fist“I gave him a clout on his nose”

Verbs

(v)cloutstrike hard, especially with the fist“He clouted his attacker”