Clout vs. Fame — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Clout and Fame
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Definitions
Clout
A piece of cloth, especially a baby's diaper.
Fame
The state of being widely known, widely recognized, or of great popular interest
A singer of international fame.
Clout
Influence; pull
“Doctors have banded together into large negotiating groups in efforts to increase their clout” (George Anders).
Fame
Public estimation; reputation
A politician of ill fame.
Clout
Power; muscle.
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Fame
(Archaic) Rumor.
Clout
A blow, especially with the fist.
Fame
To make renowned or famous.
Clout
(Baseball) A long powerful hit.
Fame
(Archaic) To report to be
"The fancy cannot cheat so well / As she is famed to do" (John Keats).
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Clout
(Sports) An archery target.
Fame
Something said or reported; gossip, rumour.
Clout
To hit, especially with the fist.
Fame
One's reputation.
Clout
Influence or effectiveness, especially political.
Fame
The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of.
Clout
A blow with the hand.
Fame
(transitive) to make (someone or something) famous
Clout
A home run.
Fame
Public report or rumor.
The fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house.
Clout
(archery) The center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.
Fame
Report or opinion generally diffused; renown; public estimation; celebrity, either favorable or unfavorable; as, the fame of Washington.
I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited.
Clout
A swaddling cloth.
Fame
To report widely or honorably.
The field where thou art famedTo have wrought such wonders.
Clout
(archaic) A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.
Fame
To make famous or renowned.
Those Hesperian gardens famed of old.
Clout
(archaic) An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.
Fame
The state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
Clout
A clout nail.
Fame
Favorable public reputation
Clout
(obsolete) A piece; a fragment.
Clout
To hit, especially with the fist.
Clout
To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage, patch, or mend with a clout.
Clout
To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.
Clout
To guard with an iron plate, as an axletree.
Clout
To join or patch clumsily.
Clout
A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.
His garments, nought but many ragged clouts,With thorns together pinned and patched was.
A clout upon that head where late the diadem stood.
Clout
A swadding cloth.
Clout
A piece; a fragment.
Clout
The center of the butt at which archers shoot; - probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.
A'must shoot nearer or he'll ne'er hit the clout.
Clout
An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.
Clout
A blow with the hand.
Clout
To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage; patch, or mend, with a clout.
And old shoes and clouted upon their feet.
Paul, yea, and Peter, too, had more skill in . . . clouting an old tent than to teach lawyers.
Clout
To join or patch clumsily.
If fond Bavius vent his clouted song.
Clout
To quard with an iron plate, as an axletree.
Clout
To give a blow to; to strike.
The . . . queen of Spain took off one of her chopines and clouted Olivarez about the noddle with it.
Clout
To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.
Clout
A target used in archery
Clout
Special advantage or influence;
The chairman's nephew has a lot of pull
Clout
A short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood
Clout
(boxing) a blow with the fist;
I gave him a clout on his nose
Clout
Strike hard, especially with the fist;
He clouted his attacker
