verb Download 🔗Share To fasten (something) with laces. Examples : "She was lacing her sneakers before going for a run. " action wear Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To add alcohol, poison, a drug or anything else potentially harmful to (food or drink). Examples : "Someone was lacing the office coffee with laxatives, causing a lot of problems. " food drink substance action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To interweave items. Examples : "The children were lacing colorful yarn through the holes in the cardboard to make a placemat. " action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To interweave the spokes of a bicycle wheel. Examples : "He spent the afternoon carefully lacing the spokes of the new bicycle wheel. " technical vehicle machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To beat; to lash; to make stripes on. Examples : "The bully was lacing the younger boy with his belt. " action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To adorn with narrow strips or braids of some decorative material. Examples : "cloth laced with silver" appearance style Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share That with which something is laced. Examples : "A light lacing of rum goes into the cake batter." material wear Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The tied or threaded laces that form a netlike pattern. Examples : "The elaborate lacing of her corset was visible beneath the sheer fabric of her gown. " appearance style wear material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A beating as punishment; a hiding. Examples : ""After skipping school for a week, the boy knew he was in for a serious lacing from his parents." " action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Lagging, or cross-pieces placed to prevent ore from falling into a passage. Examples : "The miners reinforced the tunnel roof with lacing to prevent rockfalls. " technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The cords by which the boards of a book are fastened to the back. Examples : "The book's delicate lacing held the pages firmly together. " structure material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The knee of the head, or lace-piece, a piece of compass or knee timber secured to the back of the figurehead. Examples : "The shipwright carefully inspected the lacing supporting the figurehead, ensuring it was strong enough to withstand the ocean's force. " nautical part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading