cleat

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
2. A continuous metal strip, or angled piece, used to secure metal components.
3. A device to quickly affix a line or rope, and from which it is also easy to release.
4. A protrusion on the bottom of a shoe or wheel meant for better traction.
5. An athletic shoe equipped with cleats.

Verb

1. To strengthen with a cleat.
2. To tie off, affix, stopper a line or rope, especially to a cleat.

Sinónimos

wedge

crampon

door bolt

stud

spike

crampoon

crosspiece

frame

chock

foothold

lag

lath

list

listing

molding

moulding

obvious

overt

pin

plain

prop

purchase

🛍️

rest

rug

shim

slate

stanchion

stave

stay

stays

stick

tack

thorn

thumbtack

ticket

🎫

trig

climbing iron

frank

furring strip

endokinetic fissure

cleet

abutment

holding strip

attach

barb

batten

bearer

bearing

blues

brace

Traducións

galloccia

taquet

kelepçe

grampo

🗜️

kama

bitta

Klampe

crampon

Knagge

wig

cale

cuña

listón

unverkennbar

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/kliːt/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: clete

Herdado de Old English: *clēat

Relativo a neerlandés: kloot

Relativo a alemán: Kloß

In summary

From Middle English clete, from Old English *clēat, clēot, 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. See also clay and clout.