athletic shoe vs cleat

athletic shoe

noun
  • A shoe designed for sports or other forms of physical exercise, typically with a soft, rubber sole. 

cleat

noun
  • An athletic shoe equipped with cleats. 

  • A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc. 

  • A continuous metal strip, or angled piece, used to secure metal components. 

  • A device to quickly affix a line or rope, and from which it is also easy to release. 

  • A protrusion on the bottom of a shoe or wheel meant for better traction. 

verb
  • To strengthen with a cleat. 

  • To tie off, affix, stopper a line or rope, especially to a cleat. 

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