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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)
