| NOUN | food | lacing | a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage |
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| artifact | lacing, lace | a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment) | |
| act | lacing, beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, trouncing, whacking | the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows |
| Meaning | A small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage. | |
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| Broader | liquor, spirits, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink | An alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented |
| Verbs | lace | add alcohol to (beverages) |
| Meaning | A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment). | |
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| Synonym | lace | |
| Part of | shoe | footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material |
| Narrower | bootlace | A long lace for fastening boots |
| shoelace, shoe lace, shoestring, shoe string | A lace used for fastening shoes | |
| Broader | cord | A line made of twisted fibers or threads |
| Spanish | agujeta, cordón, lazo, pasador, trenza | |
| Catalan | cordó | |
| Verbs | lace | draw through eyes or holes |
| Meaning | The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows. | |
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| Synonyms | beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, trouncing, whacking | |
| Narrower | flagellation | Beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation |
| whipping, tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation | Beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment | |
| Broader | corporal punishment | The infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime |
| Spanish | paliza, somanta, tunda, tute, vapuleo | |
| Catalan | atupada, estomacada, pallissa, tonyina | |
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