Associations to the word «Lacing»

Wiktionary

LACING, verb. Present participle of lace
LACING, noun. That with which something is laced.
LACING, noun. The tied laces that form a netlike pattern.
LACING, noun. A beating as punishment; a hiding.

Dictionary definition

LACING, noun. A small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage.
LACING, noun. A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment).
LACING, noun. The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley