/kli:t; klit/
n
1 small wooden or metal bar fastened to sth, on which ropes may be fastened by winding （固定在某物上的）木棒或金属棒（用以缠绕绳索）; 拴; 楔子.
2 (usu pl 通常作复数) strip of rubber, wood, etc fastened to the sole of a boot or shoe, or to a gangway, to prevent slipping 防滑条.
3 V-shaped wedge V形楔; 羊角.

n[C]
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Probably from an unrecorded Old English cleat]
a small bar with two short arms around which ropes can be tied, especially on a ship
[usually plural]
a short piece of rubber, metal etc attached to the bottom of a sports shoe
= stud
cleats [plural]AmE
a pair of sports shoes with these pieces attached to them, in order to prevent someone from slipping
→spikes