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LACE UP
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Draw through eyes or holes
Example:
lace the shoelaces
Synonyms:
lace; lace up
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "lace up" is one way to...):
bind; tie (fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord)
"Lace up" entails doing...:
fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "lace up"):
relace (lace again)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
