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Look up cleat or cleats in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cleat may refer to: Cleat (nautical), a fitting on ships and boats to which ropes are secured
Cleat
Molding used to secure an object to a wall
A French cleat is a way of securing a cabinet, mirror, tools, artwork or other objects to a wall. It is a molding with a 45 degree slope used to hang
French_cleat
Police union in Texas
Associations of Texas (CLEAT) is the largest police union in Texas. It is active in local politics through the political action committee CLEAT PAC. It lobbies
Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas
Combined_Law_Enforcement_Associations_of_Texas
Rope-securing device
In nautical contexts, a cleat is a device for securing a rope. Types of cleat designs include the following: A horn cleat is the traditional design, featuring
Cleat_(nautical)
Type of hitch knot
The cleat hitch is a knot for securely attaching a rope to a cleat. The hitch begins with a dead turn around the cleat then continues forming an “8”. The
Cleat_hitch
Projection on sole of shoe
Cleats or studs are protrusions on the sole of a shoe or on an external attachment to a shoe that provide additional traction on a soft or slippery surface
Cleat_(shoe)
Spiked footwear accessory
Ice cleats are a device, affixed to a shoe or boot, with small studs or spikes underneath. They are used to avoid sliding on slippery surfaces like ice
Ice_cleat
Clipless bicycle pedals and cleats
pedals and associated cleats first released by Shimano in 1990. Designed primarily for mountain biking, SPD uses a recessed two-bolt cleat that allows riders
Shimano_Pedaling_Dynamics
Village in Cumbria, England
Cleator /ˈkliːtər/ is a village in the civil parish of Cleator Moor, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. Cleator is located on the edge of
Cleator
Bicycle part which the rider pushes with their foot to turn the wheels
pedal's efficiency, a "cleat" was developed. This cleat consists of a small metal or plastic attachment to the cyclist's shoe. The cleat is slotted and is
Bicycle_pedal
American novelist (born 1990)
are best known for their novels featuring lesbian protagonists, such as Cleat Cute and Something to Talk About. Meryl Wilsner was born in Michigan, in
Meryl_Wilsner
American football player (born 1952)
intimidate the opposition. His nicknames included "Jack Splat" and "Dracula in Cleats". He was the Steelers starting middle linebacker for eight seasons when
Jack Lambert (American football)
Jack_Lambert_(American_football)
Shoes designed for riding a bicycle
binding system. The aim is maximal efficiency of power-transfer, using a cleat on the sole of each shoe and a matched fitting on the pedal. Several manufacturers
Cycling_shoe
American politician from California (1927–1993)
William Edward Cleator Sr. (May 25, 1927 – February 10, 1993) was an American politician from San Diego, California. He served on the San Diego City Council
Bill_Cleator
Natural number
sports, such as skating. Figure-eight turns of a rope or cable around a cleat, pin, or bitt are used to belay something. Etymological Dictionary of Turkic
8
Town and civil parish in Cumbria, England
Cleator Moor /ˈkliːtər ˈmʊər/ is a town and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The parish was historically called Cleator. During
Cleator_Moor
Ghost town in Yavapai County, Arizona
Cleator (/ˈkliːtər/), formerly Turkey Creek or Turkey, is a near ghost town and small community in Yavapai County, Arizona, in the Southwestern United
Cleator,_Arizona
Type of electrical wiring
lower conductor. Ceramic cleats, which were block-shaped pieces, served a purpose similar to that of the knobs except that cleats were generally used in
Knob-and-tube_wiring
Association football club in Scotland
Listowel Celtic F.C.;[citation needed] and English lower-league clubs Cleator Moor Celtic F.C., which was founded in 1908–09 by Irish immigrants employed
Celtic_F.C.
Player position in American and Canadian football
shoes (soccer cleats). The reason for this is that, as compared to regular football cleats which use tougher and stiffer plastic, soccer cleats are primarily
Placekicker
Board for displaying and storing tools
Online". wiki.dtonline.org. "How to Build a French Cleat Tool Storage Wall". "Small Tool Board/ French Cleat". LumberJocks Woodworking Forum. 15 January 2011
Tool_board
Public high school in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Chaparral football team took back the Cleat in a 52-14 victory. Also in the fall of 2013 Chaparral kept the cleat only to lose it to Eldo in 2014. The
Chaparral High School (Paradise, Nevada)
Chaparral_High_School_(Paradise,_Nevada)
Postcode area within the United Kingdom
Cockermouth, Egremont, Alston, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Beckermet, Brampton, Cleator, Cleator Moor, Frizington, Holmrook, Keswick, Kirkby Stephen, Moor Row, Ravenglass
CA_postcode_area
Structural fastener
An angle bracket or angle brace or angle cleat is an L-shaped fastener used to join two parts generally at a 90-degree angle. It is typically made of
Angle_bracket_(fastener)
Topics referred to by the same term
variations, including: Five-card stud Seven-card stud Caribbean stud poker Cleat (shoe), a protrusion on the sole of a shoe worn for playing sports Shirt
Stud
Style of furniture shelf
studs. A thick floating shelf may be made of a hollow-core shelf glued to a cleat. A floating shelf may have two or more channels open from the back towards
Floating_shelf
Ropework tool
the gripfid, is used for ply-split braiding. The gripfid has a jamming cleat to pull a cord back through the cord split by the fid's point. Modern fids
Fid
Major League Baseball franchise in West Sacramento, California
of wearing white cleats team-wide (in line with the standard MLB practice that required all uniformed team members to wear a base cleat color), which dated
Athletics_(baseball)
Type of bicycle pedal
cycling shoe soles changed to only having the 3 bolt cleat mounting pattern, which the Pro cleats were not directly compatible with. Subsequently, the
Coombe_Clipless_Pedal
Blunt projection on a horseshoe
commonly called shoe studs or screw-in calks. These are usually a blunt spiked cleat, usually placed at the sides of the shoe. Caulkins or studs improve a horse's
Caulkin
Space advocacy organization
Interplanetary Society (BIS), founded in Liverpool in 1933 by Philip E. Cleator, is the oldest existing space advocacy organisation in the world. Its aim
British Interplanetary Society
British_Interplanetary_Society
Church in Cumbria, England
St Leonard is a church in Cleator, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Calder, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its
St_Leonard,_Cleator
Footwear worn when playing association football
Football boots, also referred to as cleats or soccer shoes in North America, are specialized footwear designed primarily for use in association football
Football_boot
Box made of wood
Wooden cleats reinforce the panels. Very thin lumber is used for a wirebound box. Wires are stapled or stitched to the girth and to wood cleats. These
Wooden_box
Guide for rope, sheet or cable
fairleads. A ring fairlead holds the halyard parallel to the mast so its cleat can be located near to the cockpit. On models without a deck block for the
Fairlead
Endorsements". The Texan. April 7, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025. "CLEAT Political Action Committee". CLEAT. Retrieved December 3, 2025. "We recommend in the Republican
2026 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts election
2026_Texas_Comptroller_of_Public_Accounts_election
1845–48 British failed Arctic exploration
place" and artefacts including a complete boot sole fitted with makeshift cleats for better traction. After returning to Edmonton in 1982 and learning of
Franklin's_lost_expedition
to know". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved May 27, 2026. "CLEAT Political Action Committee". CLEAT. Retrieved December 3, 2025. "2026 Primary Election Endorsements"
2026 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election
2026_Texas_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election
Soviet long-range turboprop airliner
Tupolev Tu-114 Rossiya (Russian: Tyполев Тy-114 Poccия; NATO reporting name Cleat) is a retired large turboprop-powered long-range airliner designed by the
Tupolev_Tu-114
Fastener consisting of a U-shaped bracket through which a pin is placed
Preventer Sheet Tack Topping lift Components Baggywrinkle Belaying pin* Block Cleat bitts Clevis pin Deadeye Earing Fairlead Footrope Gasket Parrel beads Ring
Clevis_fastener
Fashion collaboration
with its military-inspired design. The Adidas Yeezy 350 Football Boost cleat was for football and it had made its first appearance in a 2016 NFL kickoff
Adidas_Yeezy
American football player (born 1992)
Joker-inspired cleats against the Denver Broncos, which violated the NFL's policy on cleat colors. He was required to change the cleats during halftime
Odell_Beckham_Jr.
2020 Canadian film
whose body was later stolen from the morgue. Bretnik and his friend Jimmy Cleats host a podcast that discusses conspiracy theories. One of the podcast's
Wander_(film)
American football player (born 1956)
notable among kickers for wearing a different size cleat on his kicking foot. He wore a smaller size 5 cleat on his right kicking foot (his normal size was
Jim_Breech
17th-century Swedish warship
hull (in contrast to carvel). Planks were held together with temporary cleats that were nailed to them. The plank shape determined the hull shape, in
Vasa_(ship)
2023 Swedish drama film
best friend and teammate Kia. They carve "Mila + Kia forever" on their cleats and bike home. At school, Mila arrives late for a presentation in which
Forever_(2023_film)
Deck-fitting on a ship or boat, and used to secure ropes
vertical post useful to receive a spliced loop at the end of a mooring line. A cleat has horizontal horns. Knight, Austin M. (1937). Modern Seamanship (Tenth ed
Bitts
Line of shoes by Adidas
heel cap to protect the foot, and a special sole that closely resembles a cleat to give it better traction. As its name implies, the shoe was originally
Adidas_Handball_Spezial
American professional wrestler (1973–2009)
(October 21, 2021). "Rikishi On Umaga Playing Football: 'He Couldn't Run In Cleats, So He Played Football Barefoot'". Archived from the original on October
Umaga_(wrestler)
Traction device for ice-climbing
free climbing. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Crampons. Ice cleats Cleats Cox, Steven M.; Kris Fulsaas, eds. (2003). Mountaineering: The Freedom
Crampon
American comedian, actress, and writer
These Cleats". IN THESE CLEATS. Retrieved 2023-07-21. "Meet your host, Tien Tran! She's a comedian, soccer superfan, and co-host of In These Cleats". Twitter
Tien_Tran
Association football club in England
East of the Northern Premier League. They won the Northern League's JR Cleator Cup in July 2021, defeating West Auckland Town 3–1 in the final. The 2022–23
Hebburn_Town_F.C.
2023 American TV series or program
Cleat Without Feet" Rick Suvalle July 24, 2023 (2023-07-24) It's Harper's first day playing goalie on her soccer team, but she can't find her cleat.
Dew_Drop_Diaries
a Railway in the county of Cumberland, from Rowrah, on the Whitehaven, Cleator, and Egremont Railway, to Kelton Fell; and for other purposes. Forfarshire
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1874
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1874
Topics referred to by the same term
Celtic FC America, from Houston, Texas Celtic Nation F.C., English, defunct Cleator Moor Celtic F.C., English Cork Celtic F.C., Irish, defunct Cwmbran Celtic
Celtic
American football player (born 1988)
After the game, the NFL fined him a combined $15,191 for wearing baby blue cleats, which violated the league's uniform policy, and for twerking after scoring
Antonio_Brown
British locomotives
the Furness Railway. The FR entered into a working agreement with the Cleator and Workington Junction Railway (C&WJR), where it would work the company's
Locomotives of the Furness Railway
Locomotives_of_the_Furness_Railway
Rope used to hoist a sail
of the halyard is usually attached to the mast at its foot by way of a cleat. It is convention in some places to fasten the main halyard (for the mainsail)
Halyard
Bena Tshadi team used screwed-in metal cleats that conducted electricity whereas the Basanga team used moulded cleats. John Lewis 12 April 1999 The 64-year-old
List of unusual deaths in the 20th century
List_of_unusual_deaths_in_the_20th_century
Tu-144 Clam Ilyushin Il-18 (1947) Clank Antonov An-30 Classic Ilyushin Il-62 Cleat Tupolev Tu-114 Cline Antonov An-32 Clobber Yakovlev Yak-42 Clod Antonov
List of NATO reporting names for transport aircraft
List_of_NATO_reporting_names_for_transport_aircraft
Preventer Sheet Tack Topping lift Components Baggywrinkle Belaying pin* Block Cleat bitts Clevis pin Deadeye Earing Fairlead Footrope Gasket Parrel beads Ring
Fife_rail
Mechanical device used to adjust rope tension
other to maintain tension on the turns. Some winches have a "stripper" or cleat to maintain tension. These are known as "self-tailing" winches. The earliest
Winch
American comic strip by Bill Hinds
Cleats is an American newspaper comic strip by Bill Hinds. Cleats features a group of young kids, coaches, and their parents as they deal with the day-to-day
Cleats_(comic_strip)
National Football League franchise in the Las Vegas metropolitan area
black cleats as a tribute to Al Davis. The team reverted to white cleats in 2014, though in recent years the NFL relaxed its rules on primary cleat colors
Las_Vegas_Raiders
1975 film by Steven Spielberg
Quint harpoons the shark with another barrel. The line is tied to the stern cleats, but the shark drags the boat backward, swamping the deck and flooding the
Jaws_(film)
Cocktail made with cognac, orange liqueur, and lemon
Fundamentals, Formulas, Evolutions. Ten Speed Press. p. 152. ISBN 9781607749707. McCleat, W. T. (2014). Timeless Vintage Drinks & Cocktails: Here's to You!. Bushie
Sidecar_(cocktail)
Japanese manufacturer of bicycle components, fishing tackle and rowing equipment
The shoes have a recess in the bottom of the sole for fitting the smaller cleats and therefore it does not protrude, while conventional clipless road pedals
Shimano
In sailing, a spar along the bottom edge of a fore and aft rigged sail
line is run from a point on the boom to a point forward such as a deck cleat or the base of a stanchion. Ideally, the preventer should run from the aft
Boom_(sailing)
French coal mine shaft
The shaft is distinguished by its revolutionary extraction system using a cleat machine. The process, too complex, was eventually abandoned following technical
Saint-Charles_shaft
Spar extending forward from a sailing vessel's prow
Preventer Sheet Tack Topping lift Components Baggywrinkle Belaying pin* Block Cleat bitts Clevis pin Deadeye Earing Fairlead Footrope Gasket Parrel beads Ring
Bowsprit
Sharp object of hard metal used as a fastener
wire nail. Other types of nails include pins, tacks, brads, spikes, and cleats. Nails are typically driven into the workpiece by a hammer or nail gun.
Nail_(fastener)
English clothing company
his nephew Joseph Meisner to open and run the first Kangol factory at Cleator, Cumbria. A second factory was opened at nearby Frizington, and later,
Kangol
dockline by taking a single turn round a cleat and alternately heaving on the rope above and below the cleat while keeping the tension on the tail. swimhead
Glossary of nautical terms (M–Z)
Glossary_of_nautical_terms_(M–Z)
Season of television series
Concerto/Too Much of a Good Thing". ket.org. "KET – Arthur – Francines Cleats of Strength/Little Miss Meanie". ket.org. "KET – Arthur – Mr. Ratburns Secret
Arthur_season_19
System for generating thrust for watercraft
Preventer Sheet Tack Topping lift Components Baggywrinkle Belaying pin* Block Cleat bitts Clevis pin Deadeye Earing Fairlead Footrope Gasket Parrel beads Ring
Wind-assisted_propulsion
Renewal. July 20, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025. "CLEAT Political Action Committee". CLEAT. Retrieved December 3, 2025. "Huffman is the seasoned,
2026 Texas Attorney General election
2026_Texas_Attorney_General_election
Ligament on the inner side of the knee joint
most common victims of this type of injury due to the grip trend on their cleats, although sometimes it can be caused by a helmet striking the knee. The
Medial_collateral_ligament
American football player (born 2003)
On November 29, 2025, before playing against Oklahoma, Brown used his cleats to tear up the grass on the Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium during
Barion_Brown
Association football tournament in South Africa
Retrieved 6 December 2009. "Jabulani Official World Cup Ball Review". Soccer Cleats 101. 13 January 2010. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved
2010_FIFA_World_Cup
Village in Cumbria, England
Cleator and Egremont Railway under the ownership of Furness Railway The Rowrah – Workington Branch Via Arlecdon and Distington, part of the Cleator and
Rowrah
Identifying shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
Eyeshield Face mask Guardian Cap History Revolution Winged Uniforms Away colours Alternate Numbers Throwback Other equipment Cleats Shoulder pads Athletic Cup
Team_jersey
Neat arrangement of electrical cables
allow cable cleats to have sufficient strength with the high forces experienced under short circuit conditions. Patent description cable cleats v t e
Cable_dressing
Class of United States Coast Guard cutters
1982 USCGC Bollard (WYTL-65614) Western 10 April 1967 New Haven, Connecticut USCGC Cleat (WYTL-65615) Western 10 May 1967 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
USCG_65'_Small_harbor_tug
Disused railway station in Cumbria, England
Cleator Moor West railway station was opened as "Cleator Moor" by the Cleator and Workington Junction Railway (C&WJR) in 1879. It served the growing industrial
Cleator Moor West railway station
Cleator_Moor_West_railway_station
American businesswoman (born 1959)
led a $2 million seed funding round for IDA Sports, a company producing cleats and turf shoes for female athletes. On 4 April 2025, Kang announced at the
Michele_Kang
UK Parliament constituency (since 2024)
of Cumberland from the 2024 general election: Bransty; Cleator Moor East and Frizington; Cleator Moor West; Cockermouth South (part); Egremont; Egremont
Whitehaven_and_Workington
Topics referred to by the same term
solving banded systems of linear equations Spike, a command in Microsoft Word Cleat (shoe), a protrusion on the sole of a shoe to provide traction Track spikes
Spike
Egyptian footballer (born 1992)
List revealed". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 3 February 2026. "What Soccer Cleats Does Mo Salah Wear?". Soccer Mavericks. 20 January 2024. Archived from the
Mohamed_Salah
Professional baseball team in Oakland, California (1968–2024)
of wearing white cleats team-wide (in line with the standard MLB practice that required all uniformed team members to wear a base cleat color), which dated
Oakland_Athletics
Rail line in Cumbria
The Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway was an English railway company which built and operated a standard gauge railway in Cumberland, England intended
Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway
Whitehaven,_Cleator_and_Egremont_Railway
Boat construction method from Maritime Southeast Asia
Austronesian peoples. It is characterized by the use of raised lugs (also called "cleats") on the inner face of hull planks. These lugs have holes drilled in them
Lashed-lug_boat
National Football League franchise in Baltimore, Maryland
white cleats with their uniforms; they switched to black cleats in 2007. From the mid-2010s onward, the NFL relaxed its rules regarding primary cleat colors
Baltimore_Ravens
Sail-carrying part of the rigging of a sailing ship
Preventer Sheet Tack Topping lift Components Baggywrinkle Belaying pin* Block Cleat bitts Clevis pin Deadeye Earing Fairlead Footrope Gasket Parrel beads Ring
Yard_(sailing)
Ceiling-mounted mechanism to dry clothes
the metal tether points to pulleys mounted on the ceiling, and then to a cleat hook mounted on the wall. The defining feature of this airer is its pulley
Overhead_clothes_airer
Method of fastening or securing linear material
rope (or other knotting material) to other objects such as another rope, cleat, ring, or stake. Some knots are used to bind or constrict objects. Decorative
Knot
American baseball player (1931–2024)
DiMaggio called Mantle off at the last second; as he stopped, Mantle got his cleat stuck in an open drainpipe, suffering a knee injury that would affect him
Willie_Mays
Pole used in rigging of a sailing vessel
Preventer Sheet Tack Topping lift Components Baggywrinkle Belaying pin* Block Cleat bitts Clevis pin Deadeye Earing Fairlead Footrope Gasket Parrel beads Ring
Mast_(sailing)
American filmmaker (born 1946)
1999). "HOLIDAY FILMS: SPORTING LIFE; Oliver Stone Goes to War Again, With Cleats On". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 29, 2025. Stone
Oliver_Stone
American baseball player (born 1979)
customized sneakers converted into cleats during his playing career. In 2023, he became the owner of Custom Cleats, a shoe conversion company he had used
Jeremy_Guthrie
Sail designed for sailing off the wind
Preventer Sheet Tack Topping lift Components Baggywrinkle Belaying pin* Block Cleat bitts Clevis pin Deadeye Earing Fairlead Footrope Gasket Parrel beads Ring
Spinnaker
CLEAT
CLEAT
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a habitational name from Cleator in Cumbria, named from Old English clǣte ‘burdock’ + Old Norse erg ‘hill pasture’.Possibly an Americanized spelling of North German Klöter, a variant of Klüter, a humorous nickname for a farmer, from Middle Low German klūt(e) ‘clod’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Clayton.
CLEAT
CLEAT
Male
Serbian
(БраниÑлав) Serbian form of Slavic Bronislav, BRANISLAV means "glorious protector." Also in use by the Czechs, Slovaks and Slovenians.
Girl/Female
Hindu
As precious as your life
Boy/Male
English
Bridge.
Male
Turkish
 Turkish form of Arabic Uthman, OSMAN means "baby bustard." A bustard is a crane-like game bird. Compare with another form of Osman.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Light
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Decorated; Anointed
Boy/Male
African, Arabic
Light; Good
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English, Greek
Pure
Boy/Male
Tamil
Secret
CLEAT
CLEAT
CLEAT
CLEAT
CLEAT
v. t.
To pass, as the end of a pope, through any hole in a block, thimble, cleat, ringbolt, cringle, or the like.
n.
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.
n.
A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
v. t.
To pull upon (a tackle) by throwing the weight of the body upon the fall between the block and a cleat.
v. t.
To strengthen with a cleat.
n.
A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed.
n.
A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver and catching particles of gold when auriferous earth is washed; also, one of the cleats, grooves, or steps in such a trough. Also called ripple.
v. t.
To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel.
n.
The covering of the outside wall of a frame house, whether made of weatherboards, vertical boarding with cleats, shingles, or the like.
n.
A round of a rope or cord in order to secure it, as about a pin or a cleat.
n.
A vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers. It is much used, especially on shipboard, for moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum. It is operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket.