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noun
That with which something is laced.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The tied or threaded laces that form a netlike pattern.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A beating as punishment; a hiding.
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noun
Lagging, or cross-pieces placed to prevent ore from falling into a passage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, mining
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noun
The cords by which the boards of a book are fastened to the back.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: arts, bookbinding, crafts, hobbies, lifestyle
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noun
The knee of the head, or lace-piece, a piece of compass or knee timber secured to the back of the figurehead.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, manufacturing, shipbuilding
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verb
present participle and gerund of lace
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, trouncing, whacking
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Broader terms: corporal punishment
Narrower terms: whipping, tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation
noun
a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: lace
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cord
Narrower terms: bootlace, shoelace, shoe lace, shoestring, shoe string
noun
a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: liquor, spirits, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink
History
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Across languages
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