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