(n.) A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
(n.) A device made of wood or metal, having two arms, around which turns may be taken with a line or rope so as to hold securely and yet be readily released. It is bolted by the middle to a deck or mast, etc., or it may be lashed to a rope.
(v. t.) To strengthen with a cleat.
Example Sentences:
(1) The appliance consisted of a 9 mm length of closed coil spring suspended between a cleat and bonded to the occlusal surface of the maxillary first molars and the maxillary incisors.
(2) Tooth movement was quantified from enlarged cephalograms by measuring the position of a reproducible landmark on the molar cleat with respect to either zygomatic amalgam implants or a barbed broach placed submucosally on the palate.
(3) We are Jackie Robinson, enduring scorn and spiked cleats and pitches coming straight to his head, and stealing home in the World Series anyway.
(4) Some players went on the field with cleats that were not good for this weather and these conditions,” the Colombian protested.
(5) Super Bowl shoe cleats Expect to see a number of big brands launching 3D printing projects this year – part R&D and part PR campaigns.
(6) Castigated for being cocky and aloof, Wilson was branded by some as an “AA meeting in cleats” and wound up being one of the most despised athletes in Dallas.
(7) He had struggled throughout the game with the field conditions – switching his cleats at half-time in an effort to achieve some purchase on the frozen surface – and was fortunate to see two second-half efforts from Real Salt Lake rebound off the woodwork, but saved his best for the shoot-out.
(8) The players are in multiple layers and have a selection of cleats (boots) depending on how it all shakes out.
(9) Waterproof overshoes Cycling shoes with cleats are the best winter investment you can make.
(10) Undue fixation may be by 1-inch mud cleats, baseball spikes, or a modern wrestling mat.
(11) Injury rates were reduced by wearing shorter cleats and preseason conditioning.
(12) Alongside it were all the other tools of his trade: a helmet, shoulder pads, game pants and two sets of cleats – interchangeable depending on the weather and the condition of the field.
(13) No conclusion could be drawn about the protection afforded a player from the use of a mitt or cleats.
(14) The authors have studied the alterations in cleat-surface friction of AstroTurf associated with use and exposure.
(15) This can be diagnosed by a physiotherapist and corrected using a stack build-up kit (these are wedges that fit underneath the cleat), which are available from bike shops.
(16) The study was predicated upon the assumption that many knee injuries are torque-related and due to foot fixation, either by rigid cleating or by excessive traction between the shoe and playing surface.
(17) Three cleat types were studied on five year old turf and on an unused, unexposed turf sample of the same production batch.
(18) The most reckless – or dirtiest – might even use their cleats.
(19) The 24-h and 1-week tensile and shear adhesive bonds to enamel were studied by luting orthodontic lingual cleats with a standard film thickness to the orientated labial surfaces of extracted incisors and pulling them to failure.
(20) Here, cycling specialist Phil suggests some remedies for common complaints ... Knee pain There are many potential causes of knee pain: not enough float in the pedals; poorly positioned cleats; incorrect saddle position.
Snub
Definition:
(v. i.) To sob with convulsions.
(v. t.) To clip or break off the end of; to check or stunt the growth of; to nop.
(v. t.) To check, stop, or rebuke, with a tart, sarcastic reply or remark; to reprimand; to check.
(v. t.) To treat with contempt or neglect, as a forward or pretentious person; to slight designedly.
(n.) A knot; a protuberance; a song.
(n.) A check or rebuke; an intended slight.
Example Sentences:
(1) Facebook Twitter Pinterest No shake: Donald Trump snubs Angela Merkel during photo op The piece of pantomime was in stark contrast to the visit of Theresa May in January.
(2) Some observers believed the story was planted by Netanyahu aides in order to show the president in a poor light for snubbing the leader of one of America's closest allies.
(3) That followed Pyongyang's snubbing of Beijing's wishes when it conducted a missile test in late 2012, followed by the underground detonation of a nuclear device last spring.
(4) "I didn't come here to apologise," Bush told world leaders in a defiant seven-minute speech, even as the IPS daily conference newspaper Terra Viva led off with the story in an arresting headline: "US President Snubs His Nose at Rest of the World."
(5) His critics have variously attacked him for not bowing low enough at the cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday , appearing not to sing the national anthem at a service and “snubbing” the Rugby World Cup opening ceremony by turning down an invitation to attend.
(6) That spirit of co-operation represents a drastic change from the calamitous Copenhagen climate summit in 2009, when diplomatic snubs and general distrust between the two countries wrecked any prospect for a deal.
(7) Speaking at a graduation ceremony for international students, Erdoğan finally broke his silence after voters snubbed his plans to change the constitution in order to extend his grip on power.
(8) Ukraine winger Yevhen Konoplyanka has insisted he has no regrets over snubbing the Premier League in favour of a move to Sevilla this summer, describing La Liga as the best in the world.
(9) It was supposed to be a small snub to the group and the Conservative party,” he says.
(10) Swedish frustration with Saudis over speech may jeopardise arms agreement Read more The snub was compounded when Arab League foreign ministers backed the Saudis and expressed “condemnation and astonishment” at her planned remarks, which were “incompatible with the fact that the constitution of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia is based on sharia [law]”.
(11) Postwar, the Mosleys set up Euphorion Books to publish his anathemised writing, although printers snubbed them.
(12) At the time it was a relatively new medium, snubbed by some of his contemporaries as crassly commercial and distorting of reality.
(13) But although last week's reporting suggested that a huge number of stay-at-home mothers are "betrayed" by the government's snub to the 1950s family, the ratio of working to SAH mothers means the great majority of working parents will be more preoccupied with its continued failure to help ordinary families pay for some of the most costly childcare in Europe.
(14) Earlier this month, the Tories announced they had hired M&C Saatchi to work alongside Euro RSCG, in a move that was widely interpreted as a snub to their original agency.
(15) Washington Wizards break .500 If there has been any sort of major All-Star snub it might be that the Washington Wizards' John Wall deserved to be among the Eastern Conference All-Star starters over Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers .
(16) True, as we were reminded last week, members of the EDL have miraculously survived all such conditioning; equally, these extremists now risk being righteously snubbed in Mens' Socks.
(17) Regardless, with all the signs of maturity MLS has shown, the All-Star "snub" may be the most logical.
(18) 5 February 2009 : Sri Lanka snubs the international community's call for a ceasefire, saying troops will not suspend their offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels.
(19) November 8, 2015 Grenville Wilson (@GBHeritage) Corbyn's bow at the Cenotaph was virtually nonexistent, more of a twitch, obviously a deliberate snub November 8, 2015 Others were quick to claim that the rightwing media and Conservative supporters had leaped on the footage to politicise the Remembrance Sunday service.
(20) However, activists say the deteriorating human rights situation under president Xi Jinping means the IOC should snub China’s bid for the event, to be held in February and March 2022.