lacing

Definition of Lacing in English :

1. lacing

a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage

2. lace, lacing

a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)

the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lacing

noun

1. mainly British

a course of bricks, stone, etc, for strengthening a rubble or flint wall

2. another word for lace (sense 2), lace (sense 3)

3. informal

a severe beating (esp in the phrase give someone a lacing)

noun

1.

the act of a person who laces

2.

a thrashing; beating

3.

a cord or lace, as a shoelace

4.

gold or silver braid used to trim a uniform, etc.

5.

a small amount, as of liquor or a flavoring, added to something

n.

1. Something that laces; a lace.

2. A touch of liquor added to a beverage or food.

3. Informal A beating or thrashing.