Get to know Cleat better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like projection or fix.
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.
Synonyms of Cleat
Using Cleat
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: projection, fix, fasten, furnish.
- In the example corpus, cleat often appears in combinations such as: cleat on.
Context around Cleat
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cleat
- In this selection, "cleat" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, left, word, black, comes, caught and options stand out and add context to how "cleat" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include any black cleat options he and caught a cleat on the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cleat" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cleat
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The word cleat comes from the American terminology and it really took off. (13 words)
Fields had to stay in Green Bay after puncturing his lung on a wide receiver’s cleat. (17 words)
Professional football player Colin Kaepernick continues to make headlines without even putting a cleat on the gridiron. (17 words)
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. (33 words)
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. (30 words)
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. (29 words)
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.
Common combinations with cleat
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- cleat on 2×