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.
Definitions
- noun. A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
- noun. 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.
- transitive verb. To strengthen with a cleat.
- noun. a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached
- noun. a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured
- noun. a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping
- verb. secure on a cleat
"cleat a line"
- verb. provide with cleats
"cleat running shoes for better traction"
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in cleat:
catel, eclat, ectal, lacet, tecla
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