Clout - Crossword Clue

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 17/02/2024

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Clout.

8 letter answer(s) to clout

LEVERAGE
  1. investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)
  2. provide with leverage; "We need to leverage this company"
  3. strategic advantage; power to act effectively; "relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage"
  4. supplement with leverage; "leverage the money that is already available"
  5. the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever

6 letter answer(s) to clout

MUSCLE
  1. a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard; "the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him"
  2. animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
  3. authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way); "the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign"
  4. make one's way by force; "He muscled his way into the office"
  5. one of the contractile organs of the body
  6. possessing muscular strength

4 letter answer(s) to clout

PULL
  1. a device used for pulling something; "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer"
  2. a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"
  3. a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"
  4. a sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it"
  5. apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion; "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your knees towards your chin"
  6. bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"
  7. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
  8. cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense; "A declining dollar

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