CLEATS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Cleat

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Middle English (in the sense ‘wedge’): of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kloot ‘ball, sphere’ and German Kloss ‘clod, dumpling’, also to clot and clout

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: kliːt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a T-shaped piece of metal or wood on a boat or ship, to which ropes are attached.

Short Definition:

projection for attaching rope

Definition:

each of a number of projections on the sole of a shoe, designed to prevent the wearer losing their footing.

Short Definition:

projection on sole of shoe

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