lace

Plural: laces

Noun

• a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
• a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns
• A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread. ᵂᵖ
• A cord or ribbon passed through eyelets in a shoe or garment, pulled tight and tied to fasten the shoe or garment firmly. ᵂᵖ
• A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net.
• Spirits added to coffee or another beverage.

Verb

Verb Forms: laced, lacing, laces

• To fasten with a cord or intertwine intricately.
• spin,wind, or twist together
• make by braiding or interlacing
  • "lace a tablecloth"
• do lacework
• draw through eyes or holes
  • "lace the shoelaces"
• add alcohol to (beverages)
• To fasten (something) with laces.
• To interweave items.
• To interweave the spokes of a bicycle wheel.
• To beat; to lash; to make stripes on.
• To adorn with narrow strips or braids of some decorative material.
• To intersperse or diversify with something.
• To add alcohol, poison, a drug or anything else potentially harmful to (food or drink).

Examples

• cloth laced with silver
• He tried to LACE together a long word, but only managed a short, low-scoring one.
• to lace one's fingers together
• your laces are untied, do them up!

Synonyms

braid, enlace, entwine, fortify, interlace, intertwine, lace up, lacing, plait, spike, twine, shoelace, tie

Antonyms

untwine

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