Cleat

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Cleat may refer to:

• Cleat is the naval term for the fitting on ships, boats, and docks to which ropes are tied. A common variety is the deck cleat, which is shaped like a set of horns, although other types exist.
• Cleats are also used to tie off the strings for folding window blinds, to prevent the weight of the blind from pulling it down.
• Cleats are a type of shoe designed especially for sports played on grass or dirt, such as baseball or soccer. The shoes generally have large studs on the bottom to assist in gripping the surface, preventing sliding and assisting in rapid changes of direction. The stud itself is often called a cleat.
• A cleat is a metal or plastic piece that attaches to the bottom of a shoe, especially a cycling shoe that interfaces with a clipless pedal system.
• Cleat is the term in construction and cabinetry/joinery for a short length of timber fixed to a board or other object for the purpose of hanging or fixing the object to another object - for example, a cleat may be fixed to the back of a cabinet so that it may be hung from a wall.
• In Photography and Filmmaking, a Cleat is also the term for a piece of hardware attached directly to a camera, which allows it to be afixed to a variety of objects or stands (including tripods, booms, trolleys, buildings, and vehicles) that are fitted with a corresponding "reciver". This type of Cleat is also called a "Shoe". Many standards exist for shoes and recivers to allow qiuck changes and interoperability of many cameras and stands.
• Cleat, Orkney is a settlement in Scotland

• Cleat is also the name of a township on the Isle of Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.