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lace into
lace L0006400 (lās)n.1. A cord or ribbon used to draw and tie together two opposite edges, as of a shoe.2. A delicate fabric made of yarn or thread in an open weblike pattern. Also called lacework.3. Gold or silver braid ornamenting an officer's uniform.v. laced, lac·ing, lac·es v.tr.1. To thread a cord through the eyelets or around the hooks of.2. a. To draw together and tie the laces of.b. To restrain or constrict by tightening laces, especially of a corset.3. To pull or pass through; intertwine: lace garlands through a trellis.4. To trim or decorate with or as if with lace.5. a. To add a touch of flavor to: "today's chefs love to lace their goods with lively, pronounced flavors" (David Rosengarten).b. To add a substance, especially an intoxicant or narcotic, to: laced the eggnog with rum and brandy.c. To add or intersperse with something in order to produce a certain effect: "Quacks now lace their pitch with scientific terms that may sound authentic to the uninformed" (Jane E. Brody).6. To streak with color.7. To give a beating to; thrash: laced his opponent in the second round.v.intr. To be fastened or tied with laces or a lace.Phrasal Verb: lace into Informal To attack; assail: laced into me for arriving so late.
[Middle English, from Old French las, noose, string, from Vulgar Latin *laceum, from Latin laqueus, noose; probably akin to lacere, to entice, ensnare.]
lace′less adj.lac′er n.lace into vb (intr, preposition) to attack violently, either verbally or physically Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | lace into - hit violently, as in an attacklam into, lay into, pitch into, tear intohit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face" |
Translationslace into
lace into1. To tighten and tie up the laces of some clothing or equipment one or someone else is wearing. In this usage, a name or pronoun can be used after "lace" when talking about someone else. He laced into his boots and skated out onto the ice. Could you lace me into this dress? It's too tight to do it myself.2. To verbally attack, berate, or upbraid someone. You need to stop lacing into the kids during practice like that, Tom. They're just doing soccer for fun. The president laced into the reporter for asking what he called a disrespectful question.See also: lacelace someone into somethingto tighten the laces of something someone is wearing. Sally helped Billy lace himself into his boots. The maid laced Gloria into her corset.See also: lacelace into someone or something and light into someone or somethingFig. to attack, devour, or scold someone or something. We laced into a big meal of pork and beans. The bully punched John once, and then John really laced into him. John lit into him with both fists.See also: lacelace intoAlso, light into. Attack, assail, as in He laced into me for arriving late, or She lit into him for forgetting the tickets. The first of these colloquial terms employs lace in the sense of "beat up or thrash," a usage dating from the late 1500s. The idiom with light dates from the late 1800s and stems from the verb meaning "descend." See also: lacelace intov. To attack or assail someone: The captain laced into me for getting to practice so late.See also: laceEncyclopediaSeelacelace into
Synonyms for lace intoverb hit violently, as in an attackSynonyms- lam into
- lay into
- pitch into
- tear into
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