Dictionary Entry
cleat
cleat is a 5-letter English word with 8 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 9 · 8 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
- 2noun
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.
- 3transitive verb
To strengthen with a cleat.
- 4noun
a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached
- 5noun
a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured
- 6noun
a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping
- 7verb
secure on a cleat
"cleat a line"
- 8verb
provide with cleats
"cleat running shoes for better traction"
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