clout on
C1 informal inseparable transitive
In simple words
To give someone a hard hit on a specific part, like the head or ear.
Literal meaning: To strike ('clout') someone on ('on') a specific body part.
Meanings
1 C1 informal
To hit someone firmly on a specific part of the body, especially the head or ear.
"She clouted him on the ear when he repeated the rude joke for the third time."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Mainly British informal. 'Clout' is an old word for a hit or blow. 'Clout on the head/ear' is the most common collocation. Can imply a disciplinary slap or a forceful hit. Rarely encountered in American English.
Commonly used with
head ear nose arm back shoulder
Forms
Base
clout on
I/you/we/they
3rd person
clouts on
he/she/it
Past simple
clouted on
yesterday
Past participle
clouted on
have + pp
-ing form
clouting on
continuous
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