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lacing

The correct spelling is lacing.

How to pronounce lacing

verb

IPA: /ˈleɪsɪŋ/

Say it like: Las-ing

The correct spelling is lacing. To fasten (something) with laces. For example: "to lace one's fingers together"

Usage Examples

to lace one's fingers together

cloth laced with silver

A light lacing of rum goes into the cake batter.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To fasten (something) with laces.
  2. 2.To add alcohol, poison, a drug or anything else potentially harmful to (food or drink).
  3. 3.To interweave items.
  4. 4.To interweave the spokes of a bicycle wheel.
  5. 5.To beat; to lash; to make stripes on.

noun

  1. 1.That with which something is laced.
  2. 2.The tied or threaded laces that form a netlike pattern.
  3. 3.A beating as punishment; a hiding.
  4. 4.Lagging, or cross-pieces placed to prevent ore from falling into a passage.
  5. 5.The cords by which the boards of a book are fastened to the back.

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