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👟 A shoe stud 🛥️ A rope holder 🪚 A support strip 👟 To add studs 🛥️ To fasten
to cleat

to cleat

1 7.4
To add studs or ridges to a surface to give better grip
  • verb
  • /klit/
translation icon : poner tacos a
  • To improve grip on the field, the team decided to cleat the new shoes with rubber spikes.

Examples

  • The coach instructed everyone to cleat the soles of their boots for better traction in the muddy conditions.

  • The coach decided to cleat the players' shoes.

  • Before the race, the coach instructed us to cleat our shoes for better traction on the muddy field.

  • The carpenter will cleat the boards to prevent them from slipping during installation.

  • They decided to cleat the new soccer shoes for extra grip on wet grass.

  • Don't cleat your shoes!

  • Before heading out for practice, he needed to cleat his sneakers to enhance their performance on the turf.

How Grippy

to cleat
1 7.4
to tread
  • Specialized
1 5.6
to roughen
2 4.2

Surface Forms

cleat infinitive
cleated past
cleated past participle
cleating present participle
cleats third person singular

Etymology

The verb cleat comes from the noun for that holding block, and a helpful way to remember it is that to cleat something is to add pieces that give it more 'grip' or 'hold'. That's why you might cleat shoes to make them less likely to slip.