cleat
n. 楔子, 栓, 系缆墩 vt. 装上栓, 把索系在栓上
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1.
A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
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A continuous metal strip, or angled piece, used to secure metal components.
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A device to quickly affix a line or rope, and from which it is also easy to release.
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A protrusion on the bottom of a shoe or wheel meant for better traction.
Near-synonym: calk
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An athletic shoe equipped with cleats.
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To strengthen with a cleat.
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To tie off, affix, stopper a line or rope, especially to a cleat.
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From Middle English clete, from Old English *clēat (“block, wedge”), from Proto-West Germanic *klaut, from Proto-Germanic *klautaz (“firm lump”), from Proto-Indo-European *gelewd-, from *gley- (“to glue, stick together, form into a ball”). Cognate with Dutch kloot (“ball; testicle”) and German Kloß (“clump”). See also clay and clout.
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