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lace into en · VERB

Meanings

1. (informal, transitive) To vigorously attack, either physically or verbally.
   • Then he laced into the Kennedy Administration, saying that the New Frontier has produced "1,026 days of wasted spending, wishful thinking, unwarranted intervention, wistful theories and waning confidence." 1963 November 22, “Nation: The Sound of Footsteps”, in Time:
   • A bulldozer does its dirty work Tuesday lacing into the first of several Beach Street buildings that will be rendered rubble. 1981 Feb. 25, "Courting Destruction" (photo caption), Daytona Beach Morning Journal, p. 1B (retrieved 24 July 2011)
   • Rider, a renowned malcontent, laced into teammates after a loss to the Pacers on Wednesday, using an expletive-filled diatribe to vent his frustration. 2000 January 2, Mike Wise, “An N.B.A. Power Broker Who Lost His Power”, in New York Times, retrieved 24 Jul 2011:
2. (informal, of food or beverages, transitive) To consume with gusto.
   • Now, that doesn't mean we should all lace into the fries and gravy. 1988 November 28, Frank Jones, “Oprah made size 10 error backing diet”, in Toronto Star, Canada, page C1:
   • [G]uests laced into the feast, the star of which was communal dishes of braised pigs’ feet. 2006 November 26, David Shaftel, “Pork Chops He Has Known”, in New York Times, retrieved 24 Jul 2011:

Forms

Synonyms

criticize (attack verbally) · dress down (attack verbally) · tuck into (consume with gusto) · excoriate (attack verbally) · reprimand (attack verbally) · light into (attack verbally) · dig into (consume with gusto) · rip into (attack verbally) · assail (attack physically) · scold (attack verbally) · tear into (attack verbally) · assault (attack physically) · tear into (attack physically) · rebuke (attack verbally) · rip into (attack physically) · light into (attack physically)