lace

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lace

A child carefully laces up her new sneakers.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A delicate, openwork fabric made by weaving, knitting, or knotting threads into intricate, often symmetrical, patterns. It is typically used for decoration or trimming on clothing and furnishings.
    • A cord or string used to fasten something by being drawn through eyelets or hooks, such as on a shoe or a garment.

  2. Verb:

    • To add a substance, especially alcohol, to a drink or food.
    • To draw a cord or string through eyelets or holes to fasten or tighten something.
    • To make or decorate something with lace fabric or a lacy pattern.
    • To twist or intertwine things together.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The wedding dress was trimmed with beautiful handmade lace.
    • He tied the lace of his running shoe tightly.

  • Verb:

    • The bartender laced the cocktail with a premium whiskey.
    • Please help me lace up the back of this dress.
    • She learned to lace intricate patterns for her craft projects.
    • The vines laced together to form a dense canopy.
Advanced Usage

  • "to lace into someone": To criticize or attack someone verbally or physically.

    • The manager laced into the team for their poor performance.

  • "with a lace of (something)": Containing a small, noticeable amount of another quality.

    • Her speech was delivered with a lace of irony.
Variants and Related Words

  • Lacy (adj): Made of or resembling lace; having a delicate, openwork pattern.

    • She wore a lacy blouse.

  • Lacing (n): The act of fastening with a lace; also, a cord or string used for lacing.

    • The lacing on the boot was intricate.
Synonyms
  • Noun (fabric): Openwork, filigree, netting.
  • Noun (cord): String, shoelace, tie.
  • Verb (fasten): Tie, fasten, thread.
  • Verb (add alcohol): Spike, fortify, mix.
Related Phrasal Verbs

  • Lace up: To fasten something by tying its laces.

    • He sat down to lace up his boots.

  • Lace with: To include or add a small amount of something, often surreptitiously.

    • The story was laced with humor.
Related Idioms

  • Straight-laced (also strait-laced): Being very strict or severe in behavior or morals.

    • He was too straight-laced to enjoy the wild party.

  • Lace one's fingers: To interlock one's fingers with those of another person or with each other.

    • She laced her fingers together nervously.
lace

A child carefully laces up her new sneakers.

Noun
  1. a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns
  2. a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
Verb
  1. add alcohol to (beverages)
    • the punch is spiked!
  2. draw through eyes or holes
    • lace the shoelaces
  3. do lacework
    • The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral
  4. make by braiding or interlacing
    • lace a tablecloth
  5. spin,wind, or twist together
    • intertwine the ribbons
    • Twine the threads into a rope
    • intertwined hearts

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