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Cleaned vs Cleated - What's the difference?

cleaned | cleated |

As verbs the difference between cleaned and cleated

is that cleaned is past tense of clean while cleated is past tense of cleat.

As an adjective cleaned

is in a state of being clean.

cleaned

English

Verb

(head)
  • (clean)

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • In a state of being clean.

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    cleated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (cleat)

    • 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

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