lace

I UK [leɪs] / US noun
Word forms "lace":
singular lace plural laces
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1) [uncountable] light delicate cloth with patterns of small holes in it

pillows edged with lace

a lace collar

2)

a) [countable, usually plural] a thick piece of string used for tying shoes or boots

Your laces are undone.

b) a thick piece of string used for tying two edges of a piece of clothing together

II UK [leɪs] / US verb
Word forms "lace":
present tense I/you/we/they lace he/she/it laces present participle lacing past tense laced past participle laced

1) lace or lace up

[transitive] to tie your shoes, or to fasten something with a lace

Has he learned to lace his shoes?

a) [transitive] to put a lace through the holes in a shoe

b) [intransitive] to be tied or fastened using a lace

2)

a) [transitive] to put a small amount of strong alcohol, a drug, or poison into a drink or food, sometimes secretly

be laced with something:

coffee laced with brandy

b) [transitive] to add a small amount of a particular quality to all parts of something

be laced with something:

Each scene is laced with romantic interest.

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lace your fingers (together) — to put the fingers of one hand between the fingers of the other hand