/ English Dictionary

CLEAT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

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)

Derivation:

cleat (secure on a cleat)

Sense 3

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)

Derivation:

cleat (provide with cleats)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Secure on a cleat

Example:

cleat a line

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "cleat" is one way to...):

fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

cleat (a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Provide with cleats

Example:

cleat running shoes for better traction

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "cleat" is one way to...):

furnish; provide; render; supply (give something useful or necessary to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

cleat (a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping)

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