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
[kleev] /kliv/. verb (used with object), cleft or cleaved or clove, cleft or cleaved or cloven, cleaving. 1. to split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow, especially along a natural line of division, as the grain of wood. 2. to make by or as if by cutting: to cleave a path through the wilderness.