cleat /kliːt/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Probably from an unrecorded Old English cleat]

1. a small bar with two short arms around which ropes can be tied, especially on a ship

2. [usually plural] a short piece of rubber, metal etc attached to the bottom of a sports shoe Synonym : stud

3. cleats [plural] American English a pair of sports shoes with these pieces attached to them, in order to prevent someone from slipping ⇒ spikes

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