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Rarelacing
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.To fasten (something) with laces.
- 2.To add alcohol, poison, a drug or anything else potentially harmful to (food or drink).
- 3.To interweave items.
- 4.To interweave the spokes of a bicycle wheel.
- 5.To beat; to lash; to make stripes on.
noun
- 1.That with which something is laced.
- 2.The tied or threaded laces that form a netlike pattern.
- 3.A beating as punishment; a hiding.
- 4.Lagging, or cross-pieces placed to prevent ore from falling into a passage.
- 5.The cords by which the boards of a book are fastened to the back.
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