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unlace

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To remove the knot from laces; to undo laces.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Unlace your shoes before taking them off.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To loosen the clothing of (a person).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To remove (film) from a projector.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

undo the ties of

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • They untied the prisoner

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: untie, unbrace

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: undo

Narrower terms: unloose, unloosen, unlash

History

Etymology

From Middle English unlacen, unlasen, equivalent to un- + lace.