bootlace
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈbuːtleɪs/
:
cordón de bota
- In the lot, he will be bending down to tie his bootlaces when he spots the can of spray paint nestled between two rocks.
- tie a bootlace
- leather bootlaces
Examples
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Good thing you got those extra bootlaces in your pack.
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He'd say, "Lois, get over here and help me tie up this bootlace."
Fiction book (1991) -
Lysle's bootlaces snapped like whips every time he brought his foot down.
Fiction book (2000) -
His Levi's were frozen in stiff sheets, and his bootlaces were welded with ice.
Fiction book (2000) -
He tied his bootlace tightly before starting the hike.
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She noticed her bootlace was untied halfway through the race.
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Make sure to double-knot your bootlaces so they don't come undone.
Synonyms
53
1.0
A thin string used to tie a shoe
30
1.0
A thin cord used to tie shoes by pulling it through holes
3
1.1
A thin cord that you tie to keep a shoe on
1
2.7
A cord threaded through holes to tighten a shoe or corset
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bootlace comes from the simple parts boot and lace, where lace once meant 'a string' used for tying. So a bootlace is literally 'a string' for fastening a boot, which makes the meaning easy to remember.