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noun, verb, laced, lac⋅ing.| 1. | a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine. |
| 2. | a cord or string for holding or drawing together, as when passed through holes in opposite edges. |
| 3. | ornamental cord or braid, esp. of gold or silver, used to decorate uniforms, hats, etc. |
| 4. | a small amount of alcoholic liquor or other substance added to food or drink. |
| 5. | to fasten, draw together, or compress by or as if by means of a lace. |
| 6. | to pass (a cord, leather strip, etc.), as through holes. |
| 7. | to interlace or intertwine. |
| 8. | to adorn or trim with lace. |
| 9. | to add a small amount of alcoholic liquor or other substance to (food or drink): He took his coffee laced with brandy. |
| 10. | to lash, beat, or thrash. |
| 11. | to compress the waist of (a person) by drawing tight the laces of a corset, or the like. |
| 12. | to mark or streak, as with color. |
| 13. | to be fastened with a lace: These shoes lace up the side. |
| 14. | to attack physically or verbally (often fol. by into): The teacher laced into his students. |
