lacing

[ley-sing]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that laces.

2. a trimming of lace or braid.

3. a beating or thrashing.

4. a small amount of alcoholic liquor or any other substance added to food or drink.

5. a lace used for fastening, as in a shoe or corset.

6. Building Trades, Engineering.,  any member or members, as a batten plate or steel bars, uniting the angles or flanges of a composite girder, column, or strut.

7. Also called lacing course. Masonry.

   1. a course of brick in a wall of rubble.

   2. a bond course in a rowlock arch.

8. Nautical.,  any light line for fastening a sail, awning, or other cloth.

lacing

/ ˈleɪsɪŋ /

noun

1. a course of bricks, stone, etc, for strengthening a rubble or flint wall

2. another word for lace lace

3. informal,  a severe beating (esp in the phrase give someone a lacing )

Word History and Origins

Origin of lacing¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; lace, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

To be sure, the old standards of pumping iron and lacing up running shoes aren’t completely dead.

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It also feels like a moment — to use a sports metaphor, which I’m not an athlete — that you’re lacing up your shoes.

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He admits to targeting another summer or two as an England player, but doubts he will follow Anderson lacing up the boots into his fifth decade.

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He said that in 15 years of lacing up his cleats, he could only recall one minor muscle pull.

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Skaters are lacing up their customized Stacy Adams boots, which are fully equipped with fiberglass wheels.

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Related Words

• beating 
• blow 
• breakdown 
• collapse 
• debacle 
• destruction 
• drubbing 
• embarrassment 
• failure 
• killing 
• loss 
• massacre 
• rout 
• setback 
• thrashing 
• triumph