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nouna fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured
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nouna metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slippingtype of:part of:
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nouna strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attachedtype of:
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"cleat running shoes for better traction"verbprovide with cleats
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"cleat a line"verbsecure on a cleat
Definition that contains cleat
- belay fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat
- cleat provide with cleats
- cleat secure on a cleat
- division gymnomycota slime molds; organisms having a noncellular and multinucleate creeping vegetative phase and a propagative spore-producing stage: comprises Myxomycetes and Acrasiomycetes; in some classifications placed in the kingdom Protoctista
- calkin a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping
- plasmodium multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds
- division myxomycota slime molds; organisms having a noncellular and multinucleate creeping vegetative phase and a propagative spore-producing stage: comprises Myxomycetes and Acrasiomycetes; in some classifications placed in the kingdom Protoctista
- subclass caryophyllidae a group of families of mostly flowers having basal or central placentation and trinucleate pollen (binucleate pollen is commoner in flowering plants); contains 14 families including: Caryophyllaceae (carnations and pinks); Aizoaceae; Amaranthaceae; Batidaceae; Chenopodiaceae; Cactaceae (order Opuntiales); Nyctaginaceae; Phytolaccaceae; corresponds approximately to order Caryophyllales; sometimes classified as a superorder
- caryophyllidae a group of families of mostly flowers having basal or central placentation and trinucleate pollen (binucleate pollen is commoner in flowering plants); contains 14 families including: Caryophyllaceae (carnations and pinks); Aizoaceae; Amaranthaceae; Batidaceae; Chenopodiaceae; Cactaceae (order Opuntiales); Nyctaginaceae; Phytolaccaceae; corresponds approximately to order Caryophyllales; sometimes classified as a superorder
- gymnomycota slime molds; organisms having a noncellular and multinucleate creeping vegetative phase and a propagative spore-producing stage: comprises Myxomycetes and Acrasiomycetes; in some classifications placed in the kingdom Protoctista