lace-up

[leys-uhp]

noun

1. anything that laces up, especially a boot with shoelaces that lace up from the vamp to the top of the boot.

adjective

1. having a lace that is laced up as a closure.

   a lace-up blouse.

lace up

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to tighten or fasten (clothes or footwear) with laces

adjective

1. (of footwear) to be fastened with laces

noun

1. a lace-up shoe or boot

Word History and Origins

Origin of lace-up¹

First recorded in 1830–40; noun and adj. use of verb phrase lace up