any uncultivated species of Avena, especially a common weedy grass, A. fatua, resembling the cultivated oat. 2. a hardy plant, Uvularia sessilifolia, of the lily family, of eastern North America, having deep green, hairy leaves and greenish-yellow, tubular flowers.
Cleat (shoe) Cleats or studs are protrusions on the sole of a shoe, or on an external attachment to a shoe, that provide additional traction on a soft or slippery surface. They can be conical or blade-like in shape, and made of plastic, rubber or metal. In American English the term cleats is used synecdochically to refer to
Definitions for Sleat. Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Sleat. Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Sleat is a peninsula on the island of Skye in the Highland council area of Scotland, known as the garden of Skye. It is the home of the clan MacDonald of Sleat. The name comes from the Scottish Gaelic SlÃ©ibhte, which in turn comes from Old Norse slÃ©ttr, which well describes Sleat when considered in the surrounding context of the mainland, Skye and RÃ¹m mountains that dominate the horizon all about Sleat. Sleat is a traditional parish that has several communities and two major landowners. Sleat Community Trust, the local development trust, has purchased the Skye Ferry Filling Station at Armadale and in common with many communities is investigating the options for renewable energy production.