Unlace

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To loosen or undo the lacing or laces of.
  • v. To loosen or remove the clothing of.
  • v. Obsolete To disgrace.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To remove the knot from laces; to undo laces.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To loose by undoing a lacing.
  • v. To loose the dress of; to undress; hence, to expose; to disgrace.
  • v. To loose, and take off, as a bonnet from a sail, or to cast off, as any lacing in any part of the rigging of a vessel.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To loose from lacing or fastening by a cord, string, band, or the like passed through loops, holes, etc.; open or unfasten by undoing or untying the lace of: as, to unlace a garment or a helmet.
  • To loosen or ease the dress or armor of.
  • To divest of due covering; expose to injury or damage.
  • To disentangle.
  • To carve.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. undo the ties of
  • Antonym
    lace up   
    Verb Form
    unlaced    unlaces    unlacing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    undo   
    Hyponym
    unloose    unloosen    unlash   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    undress    disgrace