clout Who acts: Power, big companies, Ne'er, May, school council, head teacher · What happens: happen, have, hit, cast, be, not have · To what, where: lot, someone, ball, clout, much clout, council · Speech: someone speaks here
«clout» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: clout in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.
Power and influence over what happens: «The big companies have a lot of clout».
The tree, 14 words nsubj cc conj mark nsubj punct punct det amod nsubj advcl det obj case nmod punct punct root Power NOUN and CCONJ influence NOUN over SCONJ what PRON happens VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT The DET big ADJ companies NOUN have VERB a DET lot NOUN of ADP clout NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Power power NOUN Number=Sing 6 happens nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 influence cc 3 influence influence NOUN Number=Sing 1 Power conj 4 over over SCONJ _ 6 happens mark 5 what what PRON PronType=Int 6 happens nsubj 6 happens happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 : : PUNCT _ 12 have punct 8 « « PUNCT _ 12 have punct 9 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 companies det 10 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 11 companies amod 11 companies company NOUN Number=Plur 12 have nsubj 12 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 happens advcl 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 lot det 14 lot lot NOUN Number=Sing 12 have obj 15 of of ADP _ 16 clout case 16 clout clout NOUN Number=Sing 14 lot nmod 17 » » PUNCT _ 12 have punct 18 . . PUNCT _ 6 happens punct
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1 happen present Power and influence vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 have in a quote present the big companies a lot of clout vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 Usage: noun, informal, UK — kept apart, not parsed.
A hard hit, especially with the hand: «a clout round the ear».
The tree, 12 words det amod nsubj punct advmod case det punct punct det appos case det nmod punct punct root A DET hard ADJ hit NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV with ADP the DET hand NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET clout NOUN round ADP the DET ear NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 hit det 2 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 3 hit amod 3 hit hit NOUN Number=Sing 8 hand nsubj 4 , , PUNCT _ 8 hand punct 5 especially especially ADV _ 8 hand advmod 6 with with ADP _ 8 hand case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 hand det 8 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 : : PUNCT _ 12 clout punct 10 « « PUNCT _ 12 clout punct 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 clout det 12 clout clout NOUN Number=Sing 8 hand appos 13 round round ADP _ 15 ear case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 ear det 15 ear ear NOUN Number=Sing 12 clout nmod 16 » » PUNCT _ 12 clout punct 17 . . PUNCT _ 8 hand punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 3 Usage: verb, informal — kept apart, not parsed.
To hit someone or something hard.
mark obj cc conj amod punct root To PART hit VERB someone PRON or CCONJ something PRON hard ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 hit mark 2 hit hit VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 hit obj 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 something cc 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 someone conj 6 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 5 something amod 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 hit punct
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1 hit to-infinitive someone vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme someone=Co-Theme
Meaning 4 Usage: noun, sport — kept apart, not parsed.
In baseball or cricket, a hard hit of the ball.
case cc conj punct det amod conj case det nmod punct root In ADP baseball NOUN or CCONJ cricket NOUN , PUNCT a DET hard ADJ hit NOUN of ADP the DET ball NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 baseball case 2 baseball baseball NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 cricket cc 4 cricket cricket NOUN Number=Sing 2 baseball conj 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 hit punct 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 hit det 7 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 8 hit amod 8 hit hit NOUN Number=Sing 2 baseball conj 9 of of ADP _ 11 ball case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 ball det 11 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 8 hit nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 baseball punct
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1 hit the ball nom hit «act transitive»: of=patient
Meaning 5 Usage: noun, old, UK dialect — kept apart, not parsed.
A piece of cloth or a rag, as in the saying «Ne'er cast a clout till May be out».
The tree, 19 words det case nmod cc det conj punct case case det conj punct nsubj acl:relcl det obj mark nsubj cop advcl punct punct root A DET piece NOUN of ADP cloth NOUN or CCONJ a DET rag NOUN , PUNCT as ADP in ADP the DET saying NOUN « PUNCT Ne'er PROPN cast VERB a DET clout NOUN till SCONJ May PROPN be AUX out ADV » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 piece det 2 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 4 cloth case 4 cloth cloth NOUN Number=Sing 2 piece nmod 5 or or CCONJ _ 7 rag cc 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 rag det 7 rag rag NOUN Number=Sing 2 piece conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 saying punct 9 as as ADP _ 12 saying case 10 in in ADP _ 12 saying case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 saying det 12 saying saying NOUN Number=Sing 2 piece conj 13 « « PUNCT _ 15 cast punct 14 Ne'er Ne'er PROPN Number=Sing 15 cast nsubj 15 cast cast VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 saying acl:relcl 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 clout det 17 clout clout NOUN Number=Sing 15 cast obj 18 till till SCONJ _ 21 out mark 19 May May PROPN Number=Sing 21 out nsubj 20 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 21 out cop 21 out out ADV _ 15 cast advcl 22 » » PUNCT _ 15 cast punct 23 . . PUNCT _ 2 piece punct
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1 cast in a quote past Ne'er a clout vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clout=Product 2 is in a quote infinitive May out property tree rules
Example 1 The school council does not have much clout, but the head teacher listens to it.
The tree, 15 words det compound nsubj aux advmod amod obj punct cc det compound nsubj parataxis case obl punct root The DET school NOUN council NOUN does AUX not PART have VERB much ADJ clout NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ the DET head NOUN teacher NOUN listens VERB to ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 council det 2 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 council compound 3 council council NOUN Number=Sing 6 have nsubj 4 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 have aux 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 6 have advmod 6 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 8 clout amod 8 clout clout NOUN Number=Sing 6 have obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 14 listens punct 10 but but CCONJ _ 14 listens cc 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 teacher det 12 head head NOUN Number=Sing 13 teacher compound 13 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 14 listens nsubj 14 listens listen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 have parataxis 15 to to ADP _ 16 it case 16 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 listens obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 6 have punct
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1 not have present · do-support the school council much clout vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clout=Patient 2 listen present the head teacher council vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to it=Theme
Example 2 Big supermarkets use their clout to get low prices from farmers.
amod nsubj nmod:poss obj mark advcl amod obj case obl punct root Big ADJ supermarkets NOUN use VERB their PRON clout NOUN to PART get VERB low ADJ prices NOUN from ADP farmers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Big big ADJ Degree=Pos 2 supermarkets amod 2 supermarkets supermarket NOUN Number=Plur 3 use nsubj 3 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 clout nmod:poss 5 clout clout NOUN Number=Sing 3 use obj 6 to to PART _ 7 get mark 7 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 use advcl 8 low low ADJ Degree=Pos 9 prices amod 9 prices price NOUN Number=Plur 7 get obj 10 from from ADP _ 11 farmers case 11 farmers farmer NOUN Number=Plur 7 get obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 use punct
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1 use present Big supermarkets supermarkets's clout vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clout=Patient 2 get to-infinitive Big supermarkets not said here low prices from farmers vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent price=Theme from farmer=Source 3 clout supermarkets = supermarket nom clout «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 In the old story, the farmer gave the boy a clout round the ear.
The tree, 14 words case det amod obl punct det nsubj det iobj det obj case det obl punct root In ADP the DET old ADJ story NOUN , PUNCT the DET farmer NOUN gave VERB the DET boy NOUN a DET clout NOUN round ADP the DET ear NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 story case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 story det 3 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 4 story amod 4 story story NOUN Number=Sing 8 gave obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 story punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 farmer det 7 farmer farmer NOUN Number=Sing 8 gave nsubj 8 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 boy det 10 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 8 gave iobj 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 clout det 12 clout clout NOUN Number=Sing 8 gave obj 13 round round ADP _ 15 ear case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 ear det 15 ear ear NOUN Number=Sing 8 gave obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 8 gave punct
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1 give past the farmer a clout the boy the old story round the ear vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent boy=Recipient clout=Theme
Example 4 The batter clouted the ball over the fence.
det nsubj det obj case det obl punct root The DET batter NOUN clouted VERB the DET ball NOUN over ADP the DET fence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 batter det 2 batter batter NOUN Number=Sing 3 clouted nsubj 3 clouted clout VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 ball det 5 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 3 clouted obj 6 over over ADP _ 8 fence case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 fence det 8 fence fence NOUN Number=Sing 3 clouted obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 clouted punct
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1 clout past the batter the ball the fence vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent ball=Patient over fence=Location
Example 5 Hitting people is wrong, so nobody should get a clout for a mistake.
The tree, 13 words csubj obj cop punct advmod nsubj aux conj det obj case det obl punct root Hitting VERB people NOUN is AUX wrong ADJ , PUNCT so ADV nobody PRON should AUX get VERB a DET clout NOUN for ADP a DET mistake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hitting hit VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 wrong csubj 2 people people NOUN Number=Plur 1 Hitting obj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 wrong cop 4 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 get punct 6 so so ADV _ 9 get advmod 7 nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 9 get nsubj 8 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 get aux 9 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 wrong conj 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 clout det 11 clout clout NOUN Number=Sing 9 get obj 12 for for ADP _ 14 mistake case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 mistake det 14 mistake mistake NOUN Number=Sing 9 get obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 wrong punct
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1 hit gerund people vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme people=Co-Theme 2 is present Hitting wrong property tree rules 3 get should nobody a clout for a mistake vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent clout=Theme for mistake=Source
Example 6 Grandma says, «Ne'er cast a clout till May be out», so I kept my coat on.
The tree, 16 words nsubj punct punct nsubj ccomp det obj mark nsubj cop advcl punct punct advmod nsubj conj nmod:poss obj compound:prt punct root Grandma NOUN says VERB , PUNCT « PUNCT Ne'er PROPN cast VERB a DET clout NOUN till SCONJ May PROPN be AUX out ADV » PUNCT , PUNCT so ADV I PRON kept VERB my PRON coat NOUN on ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 2 says nsubj 2 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 6 cast punct 4 « « PUNCT _ 6 cast punct 5 Ne'er Ne'er PROPN Number=Sing 6 cast nsubj 6 cast cast VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 says ccomp 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 clout det 8 clout clout NOUN Number=Sing 6 cast obj 9 till till SCONJ _ 12 out mark 10 May May PROPN Number=Sing 12 out nsubj 11 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 12 out cop 12 out out ADV _ 6 cast advcl 13 » » PUNCT _ 6 cast punct 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 kept punct 15 so so ADV _ 17 kept advmod 16 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 17 kept nsubj 17 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 says conj 18 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 19 coat nmod:poss 19 coat coat NOUN Number=Sing 17 kept obj 20 on on ADP _ 17 kept compound:prt 21 . . PUNCT _ 2 says punct
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1 say speech: assert present Grandma vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 cast in a quote past Ne'er a clout vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clout=Product 3 is in a quote infinitive May out property tree rules 4 keep on past I my coat vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coat=Theme
Example 7 The star footballer's clout helped raise money for the hospital.
det compound nmod:poss case nsubj xcomp obj case det obl punct root The DET star NOUN footballer NOUN 's PART clout NOUN helped VERB raise VERB money NOUN for ADP the DET hospital NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 footballer det 2 star star NOUN Number=Sing 3 footballer compound 3 footballer footballer NOUN Number=Sing 5 clout nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 footballer case 5 clout clout NOUN Number=Sing 6 helped nsubj 6 helped help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 raise raise VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 helped xcomp 8 money money NOUN Number=Sing 7 raise obj 9 for for ADP _ 11 hospital case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 hospital det 11 hospital hospital NOUN Number=Sing 7 raise obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 helped punct
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1 help past the star footballer's clout vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 raise infinitive the star footballer's clout not said here money for the hospital vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme 3 clout the star footballer nom clout «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 8 That country has a lot of clout at the United Nations.
det nsubj det obj case nmod case det compound nmod punct root That DET country NOUN has VERB a DET lot NOUN of ADP clout NOUN at ADP the DET United PROPN Nations PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 country det 2 country country NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 lot det 5 lot lot NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 clout case 7 clout clout NOUN Number=Sing 5 lot nmod 8 at at ADP _ 11 Nations case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 Nations det 10 United United PROPN _ 11 Nations compound 11 Nations Nation PROPN Number=Plur 7 clout nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present that country a lot of clout at the United Nations vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient
Example 9 He didn't like that at all, and it would be mean to give one of them a clout.
The tree, 19 words nsubj aux advmod obj case obl punct cc nsubj aux cop conj mark xcomp obj case nmod det obj punct root He PRON did AUX n't PART like VERB that PRON at ADP all DET , PUNCT and CCONJ it PRON would AUX be AUX mean ADJ to PART give VERB one NUM of ADP them PRON a DET clout NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 like nsubj 2 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 like aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 like advmod 4 like like VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 4 like obj 6 at at ADP _ 7 all case 7 all all DET PronType=Tot 4 like obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 13 mean punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 13 mean cc 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 mean nsubj 11 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 13 mean aux 12 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 13 mean cop 13 mean mean ADJ Degree=Pos 4 like conj 14 to to PART _ 15 give mark 15 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 mean xcomp 16 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 15 give obj 17 of of ADP _ 18 them case 18 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 one nmod 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 clout det 20 clout clout NOUN Number=Sing 15 give obj 21 . . PUNCT _ 4 like punct
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1 not like past · do-support He that all vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot that=Theme 2 is would it mean property tree rules 3 give not said to happen to-infinitive one of them vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent one=Recipient clout=Theme
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