CLEAT
Dictionary entry overview: What does cleat mean?
• CLEAT (noun)
The noun CLEAT has 3 senses:
1. a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping
2. a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured
3. a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached
Familiarity information: CLEAT used as a noun is uncommon.
• CLEAT (verb)
The verb CLEAT has 2 senses:
1. provide with cleats
2. secure on a cleat
Familiarity information: CLEAT used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CLEAT (noun)
Meaning:
A metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cleat" is a kind of...):
projection (any structure that branches out from a central support)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cleat"):
calk; calkin (a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping)
Holonyms ("cleat" is a part of...):
cleats (shoes with leather or metal projections on the soles)
Meaning:
A fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cleat" is a kind of...):
fastener; fastening; fixing; holdfast (restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)
Meaning:
A strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cleat" is a kind of...):
strip (thin piece of wood or metal)
• CLEAT (verb)
Meaning:
Provide with cleats
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
cleat running shoes for better traction
Hypernyms (to "cleat" is one way to...):
furnish; provide; render; supply (provide or furnish with)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Secure on a cleat
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
cleat a line
Hypernyms (to "cleat" is one way to...):
fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
