cleat – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
מילים נרדפות: projection,
fixing,
holdfast,
fastening,
fastener,
strip,
provide,
supply,
furnish,
render,
fix,
secure,
fasten
cleat
n.
projecting piece (of metal, wood, etc.) which prevents slipping; supporting board
Cleat
cleat
Noun
1. a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping
(hypernym) projection
(hyponym) calk, calkin
(part-holonym) cleats
2. a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured
(hypernym) fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
3. a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached
(hypernym) strip
Verb
1. provide with cleats; "cleat running shoes for better traction"
(hypernym) supply, provide, render, furnish
2. secure on a cleat; "cleat a line"
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure
Cleat
(v. t.)
To strengthen with a cleat.
(n.)
A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
(n.)
A device made of wood or metal, having two arms, around which turns may be taken with a line or rope so as to hold securely and yet be readily released. It is bolted by the middle to a deck or mast, etc., or it may be lashed to a rope.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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