lace
1. a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
• Syn:
lacing
• Derivationally related forms:
lace (for: lacing)
• Hypernyms:
cord
• Hyponyms:
bootlace, shoelace, shoe lace, shoestring, shoe string
• Part Holonyms:
shoe
2. a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns
• Derivationally related forms:
lacy
• Hypernyms:
fabric, cloth, material, textile
• Hyponyms:
Brussels lace, filet, macrame, pillow lace, bobbin lace,
point lace, needlepoint
1. spin,wind, or twist together (Freq. 1)
- intertwine the ribbons
- Twine the threads into a rope
- intertwined hearts
• Syn:
intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace
• Ant:
untwine (for: twine)
• Derivationally related forms:
twine (for: twine), twiner (for: twine)
• Hypernyms:
twist, twine, distort
• Hyponyms:
wreathe, wind, wattle, pleach, plash,
ravel, tangle, knot, splice
• Verb Group:
twine
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. do lacework
- The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral
• Topics:
handicraft
• Hypernyms:
weave, tissue
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- They lace the cape
3. draw through eyes or holes
- lace the shoelaces
• Syn:
lace up
• Derivationally related forms:
lacer, lacing
• Hypernyms:
tie, bind
• Hyponyms:
relace
• Entailment:
fasten, fix, secure
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. add alcohol to (beverages)
- the punch is spiked!
• Syn:
spike, fortify
• Derivationally related forms:
fortification (for: fortify), lacing
• Topics:
cooking, cookery, preparation
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
5. make by braiding or interlacing
- lace a tablecloth
• Syn:
braid, plait
• Derivationally related forms:
plait (for: plait), plaiter (for: plait), braid (for: braid)
• Topics:
handicraft
• Hypernyms:
weave, tissue
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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