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to lace

to lace

24 1.0
To thread a cord through holes to fasten shoes
  • verb
  • /leɪs/
translation icon : atar (con cordones)
  • What I'm saying is lace up your go get your gym shoes, lace up your shoes, put on a jogging suit.
  • lace the shoe

They're cheeky though, but they have the lace up going up the back across the mesh.

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Examples

  • But now she was putting a white headband over her hair and lacing up her jogging shoes.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I was just, uh, just lacing my shoes.

  • Will you lace me up?

  • You gotta lace 'em up that way.

  • Alright, I'll lace you up.

  • When Alma came downstairs, dressed and ready to go, Merritt was just lacing up his black wing-tips.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Make sure to lace your shoes tightly before the race begins.

  • He took a moment to lace up his boots before heading out into the snow.

  • It is important to lace the tennis racket with the right tension for optimal performance.

Synonyms

to lace up
vsto lace
8 3.0

Tie the strings on shoes or boots to make them tight

means drawing a cord through holes, not necessarily tightening it

Antonyms

3 3.8

To untie strings that close shoes or clothing

Phrasal Verbs

8 3.0

Tie the strings on shoes or boots to make them tight

8.5

Criticize or attack someone strongly

To fasten clothes very tightly by pulling their strings to shape or support the body

Compounds

3 4.1

A thin decorative cloth for a window that lets light in but hides the view

A wild plant with many thin leaves and groups of small white flowers like a carrot that grows in fields

bobbin lace
  • Specialized
1 9.1

A handmade decorative cloth made by twisting thread wound on small wooden spools around pins on a pillow

A fine handmade cloth from Brussels with small open patterns and a raised design

A thin decorative sheet made from food ingredients to decorate cakes and desserts

8.1

A small insect with a thin net pattern on its wings and body that feeds on plant leaves

9.5

A small fern with thin, finely divided leaves that grows in shady, moist places

A craft that forms delicate open patterns from thread by hand

A low plant from Central America that grows along the ground and has frilly white flowers

pillow lace
  • Specialized
9.9

Decorative cloth made by twisting and braiding thread on a cushion marked with pins

point lace
  • Archaic
9.1

Delicate cloth made by sewing with small needle stitches on a paper pattern

A small bush with silvery leaves and white flowers

A climbing plant with fragrant greenish flowers often grown for decoration

A small bush from the Canary Islands with white flowers and silvery leaves and hairy stems

Valenciennes lace
  • Specialized
9.9

A fine handmade lace with small flower patterns from Valenciennes in France

How Tight

to cinch
8 5.5
to tighten
145 1.5
to lace
24 1.0
to tie
923 1.0
to thread
22 3.0

Surface Forms

lace infinitive
laced past
laced past participle
lacing present participle
laces third person singular

Etymology

Lace meaning to thread a cord through holes comes from the root laqueus meaning 'string', so it simply means to pull a cord through eyelets to fasten something. That's why you lace your shoes or skates before you go out.