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Bleat vs Cleat - What's the difference?

bleat | cleat |

As nouns the difference between bleat and cleat

is that bleat is the characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat while cleat is a strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.

As verbs the difference between bleat and cleat

is that bleat is of a sheep or goat, to make its characteristic cry while cleat is to strengthen with a cleat.

bleat

English

Alternative forms

* (Scotland)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat.
  • Synonyms

    * (sheep's cry ) baa, baaing, bleating

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • Of a sheep or goat, to make its characteristic cry.
  • (informal) Of a person, to complain.
  • The last thing we need is to hear them bleating to us about organizational problems.

    Synonyms

    * (1): baa * (2): kvetch (US''), moan, whinge (''British ), whine

    Anagrams

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    cleat

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
  • * 1851 ,
  • [...] the people of that island erected lofty spars along the seacoast, to which the look-outs ascended by means of nailed cleats , something as fowls go upstairs in a hen-house.
  • A continuous metal strip, or angled piece, used to secure metal components.
  • (nautical) A device to quickly affix a line or rope, and from which it is also easy to release.
  • A protrusion on the bottom of a shoe meant for better traction. (See cleats.)
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To strengthen with a cleat.
  • (nautical) To tie off, affix, stopper a line or rope, especially to a cleat
  • Anagrams

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