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lace

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Noun

  1. A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread.
  2. A cord or ribbon passed through eyelets in a shoe or garment, pulled tight and tied to fasten the shoe or garment firmly.
  3. A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net.
  4. Spirits added to coffee or another beverage.

Verb

  1. To fasten (something) with laces.
  2. To interweave items.
  3. To interweave the spokes of a bicycle wheel.
  4. To beat; to lash; to make stripes on.
  5. To adorn with narrow strips or braids of some decorative material.
  6. To intersperse or diversify with something.
  7. To add alcohol, poison, a drug or anything else potentially harmful to (food or drink).

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