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Cleat meaning
A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc. | A continuous metal strip, or angled piece, used to secure metal components. | A device to quickly affix a line or rope, and from which it is also easy to release.
Example sentences (11)
Despite a new brace taped around his left cleat at practice this week, Herbert said he expects to play Thursday.
Fields had to stay in Green Bay after puncturing his lung on a wide receiver’s cleat.
The word cleat comes from the American terminology and it really took off.
Cleat’s goal at the start of the fourth quarter won the game for the Bears, closing out the weekend with a 2-1 win.
He issued a leadoff walk to Gyorko, who was pinch-hitting, and balked him to second when he caught a cleat on the mound.
On a 1-1 pitch to Wright, Johnson’s cleat caught on the mound as he strode towards the plate.
Professional football player Colin Kaepernick continues to make headlines without even putting a cleat on the gridiron.
Since Dallas didn’t have any black cleat options he liked, Morris went to Dick’s Sporting Goods and bought himself a pair with his own money in 2017.
The Blue Jays’ primary home colour is blue, according to a team spokesman, so at least 51 per cent of each cleat a Toronto player wears at Rogers Centre must be that shade.
This season, Cleveland’s Mike Clevinger and Chicago’s Ben Zobrist complained publicly about stern warnings or discipline they received from M.L.B. over their cleat choice or designs.
This anchor point on a recreation boat is commonly a tow ring or cleat, mounted on the boat's stern.