Meaning & use
cleats
Sports shoes with small studs on the sole that improve grip on grass or soft ground.
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He laced up his cleats before jogging onto the soccer field.
The team switched to longer cleats after rain left the field muddy.
A note on using this word
"Cleats" is almost always used in the plural, referring to the shoes as a pair rather than a single stud.
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