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trava — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cleat noun A strip of wood or metal fixed across something to make it stronger or hold it in place.
  • lock noun A device that fastens something shut, opened only with a key, code, or similar means.

Senses

trava is used for these senses in English:

  • cleat A protrusion on the bottom of a shoe or wheel meant for better traction.
  • lock A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.

cleat — full definition

  1. noun A strip of wood or metal fixed across something to make it stronger or hold it in place.
  2. noun A long metal strip or bent piece used to hold metal parts firmly together.
  3. noun A fitting used to fasten a rope to quickly, and just as easily release it from.
  4. noun A raised bump on the sole of a shoe or on a wheel that gives extra grip.

lock — full definition

  1. noun A device that fastens something shut, opened only with a key, code, or similar means.
  2. verb To fasten something with a lock, or to become fixed in place.
  3. noun A section of a canal enclosed by gates, used to raise or lower boats between different water levels.
  4. noun A strand or tuft of hair.
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