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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

lace up en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To fasten the laces of something.
    • However, with their first genuine attack, Sunderland scored - and they did it with Tottenham needlessly down to 10 men as Gallas laced up a replacement pair of boots. 2011 February 12, Oliver Brett, “Sunderland 1 - 2 Tottenham”, in BBC:
  2. (transitive) To insert (film) into a projector.
    • If the film arrived with minute to go, there would still be time for the technicians to lace it up […] 2015, David Lloyd, Start the Clock and Cue the Band: A Life in Television:
    • 'Well,' said Ron, 'let's lace it up on the projector anyway, we might see something.' 2016, Nicholas Lee, All This in 60 Minutes, page 26:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
laced up Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
laced up Tense=Past lexicographic
laces up Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
lacing up Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Antonyms

unlace