"lacing" in the noun sense
1. lacing
a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage
2. lace, lacing
a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
3. beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking
the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
"lacing" in the verb sense
1. intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace
spin, wind, or twist together
"intertwine the ribbons"
"Twine the threads into a rope"
"intertwined hearts"
2. braid, lace, plait
make by braiding or interlacing
"lace a tablecloth"
3. lace
do lacework
"The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral"
4. lace, lace up
draw through eyes or holes
"lace the shoelaces"
5. spike, lace, fortify
add alcohol to (beverages
"the punch is spiked!"
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