clout vs vantage

clout and vantage both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clout	Yes	No	Yes	No
vantage	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, vantage is a hypernym of clout; that is, vantage is a word with a broader meaning than clout:

Other hypernyms of clout include advantage.

clout (noun)	vantage (noun)
(boxing) a blow with the fist	the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood	place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective)
special advantage or influence
a target used in archery

clout (verb)	vantage (verb)
strike hard, especially with the fist