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cleat

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cleat  (klt)
n.
1. A strip of wood or iron used to strengthen or support the surface to which it is attached.
2.
a. A projecting piece of metal or hard rubber attached to the underside of a shoe to provide traction.
b. cleats A pair of shoes with such projections on the soles.
3. A piece of metal or wood having projecting arms or ends on which a rope can be wound or secured.
4. A wedge-shaped piece of material, such as wood, that is fastened onto something, such as a spar, to act as a support or prevent slippage.
5. A spurlike device used in gripping a tree or pole in climbing.
tr.v. cleat·ed, cleat·ing, cleats
To supply, support, secure, or strengthen with a cleat.

[Middle English clete, from Old English *clat, lump, wedge.]

cleat
Noun
1. a wedge-shaped block attached to a structure to act as a support
2. a piece of wood or iron with two projecting ends round which ropes are fastened [Germanic]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cleatcleat - a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping
calk, calkin - a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping
cleats - shoes with leather or metal projections on the soles; "the football players all wore cleats"
projection - any structure that branches out from a central support
2.cleat - a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured
fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
3.cleat - a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached
strip - thin piece of wood or metal
Verb1.cleat - provide with cleats; "cleat running shoes for better traction"
furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
2.cleat - secure on a cleat; "cleat a line"
fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"

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Somebody who had gone on the roof to clean out the gutters had left a cleat nailed to the side of the house about halfway between the window and the top of the back porch.
The speck of a boat grew larger and larger, till we could see Big Alec and his partner, with a turn of the sturgeon line around a cleat, resting from their labor to laugh at us.
Harvey saw half a dozen knives stuck in a cleat in the hatch combing.
 
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