Lick
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To stroke with the tongue. To defeat decisively, particularly in a fight. To overcome. To perform cunnilingus. To do anything partially.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of licking. The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick. A place where animals lick minerals from the ground. A small watercourse or ephemeral stream. It ranks between a rill and a stream. A stroke or blow. A bit. A short motif. speed. In this sense it is always qualified by good, or fair or a similar adjective.
Example sentence: I love Europe. I don't speak a lick of French, but I speak a bit of Italian. I can get through Italy better than I get through the rest of Europe.
Clout
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To hit, especially with the fist.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Influence or effectiveness, especially political.A blow with the hand.The center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.A swaddling cloth.A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.A piece; a fragment.
Example sentence: The Cern laboratory in Geneva was set up in 1955 to bring together European scientists who wished to pursue research into the nuclear and sub-nuclear world. Physicists then had greater clout than other scientists because the memory of their role in the Second World War was fresh in people's minds.