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cleat

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: cleat

1
 nv
a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping
provide with cleats
2
 nv
a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured
secure on a cleat
3
 n
a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: cleat
1

n a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping

Types:
calk, calkin
a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping
Type of:
projection
any structure that branches out from a central support

v provide with cleats

“cleat running shoes for better traction”
Type of:
furnish, provide, render, supply
give something useful or necessary to
2

n a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured

Type of:
fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

v secure on a cleat

“cleat a line”
Type of:
fasten, fix, secure
cause to be firmly attached
3

n a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached

Type of:
strip
thin piece of wood or metal
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