ALL meanings of cleated
cleat
C c - noun cleated Simple past tense and past participle of cleat. 1
- noun cleated a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support: He nailed cleats into the sides of the bookcase to keep the supports from slipping. 1
- noun cleated a strip of metal, wood, or the like, fastened across a surface, as a ramp or gangway, to provide sure footing or to maintain an object in place. 1
- noun cleated a strip of wood, metal, etc., fastened across a surface, as of a plank or series of adjacent planks, for strength or support. 1
- noun cleated a conical or rectangular projection, usually of hard rubber, or a metal strip with sharp projections, built into or attached to the sole of a shoe to provide greater traction. 1
- noun cleated a shoe fitted with such projections. 1
- noun cleated a metal plate fastened to the sole or heel of a shoe, to protect against wear. 1
- noun cleated Shipbuilding. a hook-shaped piece of metal supporting a small structural member. 1
- noun cleated Also called belaying cleat. Nautical. an object of wood or metal having one or two projecting horns to which ropes may be belayed, especially as fixed to the deck, bulkhead, or stanchion of a vessel. 1
- noun cleated the cleavage plane of coal as found in a mine. 1
- verb with object cleated to supply or strengthen with cleats; fasten to or with a cleat. 1