noun
cleat
Cleat (noun) means a strip of wood or metal fixed across something to make it stronger or hold it in place.
noun
1
A strip of wood or metal fixed across something to make it stronger or hold it in place.
"I had learned that cattle willingly walk down a ramp that has cleats to provide secure, nonslip footing."
— Temple Grandin, Thinking in Pictures (1995)
2
A long metal strip or bent piece used to hold metal parts firmly together.
3
A fitting used to fasten a rope to quickly, and just as easily release it from.
4
A raised bump on the sole of a shoe or on a wheel that gives extra grip.
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Etymology
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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What is the meaning of cleat?
"cleat" (noun) means a strip of wood or metal fixed across something to make it stronger or hold it in place.
What are the different meanings of cleat?
"cleat" has 3 main meanings: 1. A strip of wood or metal fixed across something to make it stronger or hold it in place; 2. A long metal strip or bent piece used to hold metal parts firmly together; 3. A fitting used to fasten a rope to quickly, and just as easily release it from.
