Clout vs. Leverage

Cloutnoun

Influence or effectiveness, especially political.

Cloutnoun

A blow with the hand.

Cloutnoun

A home run.

Cloutnoun

(archery) The center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.

Cloutnoun

A swaddling cloth.

Cloutnoun

(archaic) A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.

Cloutnoun

(archaic) An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.

Cloutnoun

(obsolete) A piece; a fragment.

Cloutverb

To hit, especially with the fist.

Cloutverb

To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage, patch, or mend with a clout.

Cloutverb

To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.

Cloutverb

To guard with an iron plate, as an axletree.

Cloutverb

To join or patch clumsily.

Cloutnoun

A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.

Cloutnoun

A swadding cloth.

Cloutnoun

A piece; a fragment.

Cloutnoun

The center of the butt at which archers shoot; - probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.

Cloutnoun

An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.

Cloutnoun

A blow with the hand.

Cloutverb

To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage; patch, or mend, with a clout.

Cloutverb

To join or patch clumsily.

Cloutverb

To quard with an iron plate, as an axletree.

Cloutverb

To give a blow to; to strike.

Cloutverb

To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.

Cloutnoun

a target used in archery

Cloutnoun

special advantage or influence;

Cloutnoun

a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood

Cloutnoun

(boxing) a blow with the fist;

Cloutverb

strike hard, especially with the fist;

Leveragenoun

A force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot; see torque.

Leveragenoun

By extension, any influence which is compounded or used to gain an advantage.

Leveragenoun

(finance) The use of borrowed funds with a contractually determined return to increase the ability of a business to invest and earn an expected higher return, but usually at high risk.

Leveragenoun

(business) The ability to earn very high returns when operating at high capacity utilization of a facility.

Leverageverb

To use; to exploit; to manipulate in order to take full advantage (of something).

Leveragenoun

The action of a lever; mechanical advantage gained by the lever.

Leveragenoun

the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever

Leveragenoun

strategic advantage; power to act effectively;

Leveragenoun

investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)

Leverageverb

supplement with leverage;

Leverageverb

provide with leverage;