- [countable]
a small wooden or metal bar fastened to something, on which ropes may be fastened by winding （可绕绳索的）小木桩，金属桩 - [countable]
a piece of rubber on the bottom of a shoe, etc. to stop it from slipping （鞋底等的）防滑钉 - cleats[plural] (North American English)
shoes with cleats, often worn for playing sports 防滑（运动）鞋
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘wedge’): of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kloot ‘ball, sphere’ and German Kloss ‘clod, dumpling’, also to clot and clout.