lacing Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

The act of securing, fastening, or tightening, with a lace or laces.
A lace; specifically (Mach.), a thong of thin leather for uniting the ends of belts.
A rope or line passing through eyelet holes in the edge of a sail or an awning to attach it to a yard, gaff, etc.
(Bridge Building) A system of bracing bars, not crossing each other in the middle, connecting the channel bars of a compound strut. Waddell.