Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
device to secure a rope:
Русский
By meaning 2
device to secure a rope:
protrusion on the bottom of a shoe:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
device to secure a rope:
protrusion on the bottom of a shoe:

Examples

7 sentences

  1. I put a cleat to him.

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  2. Have you worn soccer cleats before?

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  3. He wants to buy soccer cleats.

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Meaning

5 senses

  1. A device to quickly affix a line or rope, and from which it is also easy to release.

    Klampe

    у́ткаútka, крепи́тельная у́ткаkrepítelʹnaja útka

    кнагаknaha

  2. A protrusion on the bottom of a shoe or wheel meant for better traction.

    Near-synonym: calk

    Stollen

    шипšip

  3. An athletic shoe equipped with cleats.

More meanings 2

  1. A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.

  2. A continuous metal strip, or angled piece, used to secure metal components.

More definitions
  • a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping
  • a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured
  • a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached

Origin

From Middle English clete, from Old English *clēat (“block, wedge”), from Proto-West Germa

From Middle English clete, from Old English *clēat (“block, wedge”), from Proto-West Germanic *klaut, from Proto-Germanic *klautaz (“firm lump”), from Proto-Indo-European *gelewd-, from *gley- (“to glue, stick together, form into a ball”). Cognate with Dutch kloot (“ball; testicle”) and German Kloß (“clump”). See also clay and clout.

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Forms

plural: cleats
Singularcleat
Pluralcleats

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
A protrusion on the bottom of a shoe or wheel meant for…:calk

Word family

1 related words
Derivedexpansion cleat

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
clearanceclearingclearlyA2clearnessB2cleavagecleavecleaver

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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