I put a cleat in his mouth.
Source: tatoeba (6579452)
Cleat
/kliːt/
Synonyms for "cleat" (50 found)
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21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
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6 entrieshawse cleatline securingrope cleatrope securingsoft ground cleatspiked cleat
Collocations
11 entriesbaseball cleatcleat a linecleat the linecleat the ropedeck cleatlash to a cleatrope cleatsecure to a cleatsoft ground cleatspiked cleattie to a cleat
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3 entriesSample sentences
6 total sentences available.
I put a cleat to him.
Source: tatoeba (6579453)
[...] the people of that island erected lofty spars along the seacoast, to which the look-outs ascended by means of nailed cleats, something as fowls go upstairs in a hen-house.
Source: wiktionary
I had learned that cattle willingly walk down a ramp that has cleats to provide secure, nonslip footing.
Source: wiktionary
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