cleats
kleets
- n  shoes with leather or metal projections on the soles
                    
                        
                            
the football players all wore cleats - n a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping
 - n a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured
 - n a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached
 - v provide with cleats
 - v secure on a cleat