/ Thesaurus / C Synonyms of cleats Find synonyms for: Noun1. cleats, shoeusage: shoes with leather or metal projections on the soles; "the football players all wore cleats"Noun1. cleats, shoeusage: a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping2. cleat, projectionusage: a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured3. cleat, fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixingusage: a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attachedVerb1. cleat, supply, provide, render, furnishusage: provide with cleats; "cleat running shoes for better traction"2. cleat, fasten, fix, secureusage: secure on a cleat; "cleat a line"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: jaundice Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language