Unscramble lacing

Definition of lacing

noun:

• a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage.
• a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment). Synonyms: lace.
• the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows. Synonyms: beating, drubbing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, whacking.

verb:

• spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons", "Twine the threads into a rope", "intertwined hearts". Synonyms: enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, lace, twine. Antonyms: untwine.
• make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth". Synonyms: braid, lace, plait.
• do lacework; "The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral". Synonyms: lace.
• draw through eyes or holes; "lace the shoelaces". Synonyms: lace, lace up.
• add alcohol to (beverages); "the punch is spiked!". Synonyms: fortify, lace, spike.

Related words

bootlace, flagellation, flogging, knot, lashing, plash, pleach, ravel, relace, shoelace, shoestring, splice, tangle, tanning, wattle, whipping, wind, wreathe.

Words nearby

facing, lacking, lading, laying, pacing, racing.