Skip to main content
cleats

cleats

2.8
Shoes with small spikes on the soles for better grip on soft or slippery ground
  • noun
  • /klits/
  • US
translation icon : botas de clavos
  • Recently there's been this kid who comes by our house after playing soccer and either rides his bike or walks over the lawn with his cleats on the way home.

He's putting on buddies, cleats and shin guards saying love you champ.

Autoplay Next

Examples

  • He's putting on buddies, cleats and shin guards saying love you champ.

  • So you'd always want to wear like white cleats make you look faster.

  • I got to put my cleats on when I show up and say, hey, right now, this is going to mean something.

  • If you give me a pair of like good cleats and like shorts and my bare hands.

  • And by the way, we went and bought him these new Jude Bellingham cleats at the Adidas store, the Adidas store or the Bayern Munich store.

  • The soccer player laced up his new cleats before the big match to ensure he had a good grip on the wet field.

  • Wearing the right cleats can significantly improve your performance on soft surfaces like mud or grass.

  • After practicing on the slippery ground, she decided to buy a pair of cleats that would help her stay balanced.

Synonyms

kicker
vscleats
  • Slang
3 8.5

A shoe used for playing soccer or football

refers to a sports shoe with studs for grip not merely a slang name
spiky shoe
vscleats
4.4

A shoe with small pointed studs for better grip or style

is made with studs to give better grip on soft or slippery ground

How Grippy

cleats
  • US
2.8
trainer
  • UK
12 1.0

Surface Forms

cleat singular
cleats plural

Morphology

cleats = cleat (transparent) = cleat + s

The plural '-s' is a straightforward inflection of the noun 'cleat'; the meaning 'multiple cleat projections / shoes' is directly derived.

Etymology

Cleats originally meant a small 'wedge' or block used to hold things in place. Think of the studs on sports shoes as little wedges or 'claws' that bite into soft ground, so cleats give extra grip and help stop you from slipping.