cleat running shoes for better traction.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

cleat a line.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

In even small crashes I’ve had riders break a cleat or a buckle on their shoes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ask Nick: Tire choice for an epic, re-gluing tubulars, post-crash replacements and more] Reference

According to the DRAE, "tapón" is what is used in Argentina and Uruguay for "cleat".    From Wordnik.com. Reference

He made the other end of the cord fast on a cleat.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Languages of Pao]

"He's hanging on to the cleat over the main tube!".    From Wordnik.com.  [Sabotage in Space] Reference

The last cleat is up by one of the exhaust gratings.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stand by for Mars!] Reference

Ed was on the dock with the rope loose from the cleat.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay or, The Secret of the Red Oar] Reference

Belay To secure a rope by winding it on a cleat or pin.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Scientific American Boy The Camp at Willow Clump Island] Reference

But recent events suggest the cleat is on the other foot.    From Wordnik.com.  [Proud(ish) to Be American] Reference

Get a line out, and we'll fasten to this cleat at our stern.    From Wordnik.com.  [Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise or, The Dash for Dixie] Reference

See this cleat all around the inside, six inches from the top.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Wonder Island Boys: Conquest of the Savages] Reference

Roger slipped past Tom and inched his way toward the last cleat.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stand by for Mars!] Reference

"Hm-m-m-m!" pondered George, feeling the cleat with critical fingers.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat] Reference

Swiftly he climbed on board, slipped the rope from its cleat, and with.    From Wordnik.com.  [Army Boys on the Firing Line or, Holding Back the German Drive] Reference

As the game progresses, you have cleat marks, traffic player and stuff.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 21, 2007] Reference

They poled their awkward craft out to Gadabout and made fast to a cleat.    From Wordnik.com.  [Virginia: the Old Dominion] Reference

These stringers carry a cross piece, with a cleat at each end, over each horse.    From Wordnik.com.  [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference

No hint of lateral play or pressure points from an unduly small cleat interface.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wrenched & Ridden bike reviews: Exustar E-PR200CKTi road pedals] Reference

I think I have Joe's cleat marks somewhere on my back from one of those practices.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 13, 2008] Reference

We saw, of all things, an Adidas soccer cleat float up to the surface of the water.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 7, 2005] Reference

Installation and cleat setup are easy — no different from any other Look-style pedals.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wrenched & Ridden bike reviews: Exustar E-PR200CKTi road pedals] Reference

Does Peyton Manning call back a touchdown pass if a cornerback loses a cleat in the end zone?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fistfights, Head-Butts and Spandex] Reference

"Move over, Corbett, I'm skinnier than you are, and I can reach that cleat easier than you can.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Stand by for Mars!] Reference

They feature titanium hardware (including cleat inserts and D-rings for the three Velcro straps).    From Wordnik.com.  [Tech Feature – Giro launches full line of cycling shoes] Reference

There are certain advantages and disadvantages of having a cleat/shoe or pedal-based power meter.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brim Brothers’ new approach to measuring power] Reference

On the fourth side, where there is no cleat, is the opening through which the picture is slipped.    From Wordnik.com.  [Construction Work for Rural and Elementary Schools] Reference

He had brought with him four hundred feet of copper bell-wire and a dozen or so cleat insulators.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference

The entire package – black box and additional weight added to the cleat – weighs only 15 grams.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brim Brothers’ new approach to measuring power] Reference

It swung with its stern toward the shore, to which it was held by a rope that was passed about a cleat.    From Wordnik.com.  [Army Boys on the Firing Line or, Holding Back the German Drive] Reference

"D'ye know what th 'old man called this cleat?" asked Trunnell, pointing to where it had been made fast.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate"] Reference

It was then tied to the cleat, from which a short end of rope dangled that had been cut the night before.    From Wordnik.com.  [Madge Morton's Secret] Reference