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- [kleet]
- /klit/
- /kliːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kleet]
- /klit/
Definitions of cleat word
- countable noun cleat A cleat is a kind of hook with two ends which is used to hold ropes, especially on sailing boats. 3
- noun cleat a wedge-shaped block, usually of wood, attached to a structure to act as a support 3
- noun cleat a device consisting of two hornlike prongs projecting horizontally in opposite directions from a central base, used for securing lines on vessels, wharves, etc 3
- noun cleat a short length of angle iron used as a bracket 3
- noun cleat a piece of metal, leather, etc, attached to the sole of a shoe to prevent wear or slipping 3
- noun cleat a small triangular-shaped nail used in glazing 3
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Origin of cleat
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English clete wedge, cognate with Old High German klōz lump, ball, Dutch kloot; akin to clot
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Parts of speech for Cleat
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cleat popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cleat usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cleat
noun cleat
- wedge — a piece of hard material with two principal faces meeting in a sharply acute angle, for raising, holding, or splitting objects by applying a pounding or driving force, as from a hammer. Compare machine (def 3b).
- batten — A batten is a long strip of wood that is fixed to something to strengthen it or to hold it firm.
- support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- metal — any of a class of elementary substances, as gold, silver, or copper, all of which are crystalline when solid and many of which are characterized by opacity, ductility, conductivity, and a unique luster when freshly fractured.
- wood — Grant, 1892–1942, U.S. painter.
Antonyms for cleat
noun cleat
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.