unlace

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6

Definition of unlace

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To remove the knot from laces; to undo laces.
    “Unlace your shoes before taking them off.”
    “Bradly tapped the ashes from his pipe, signifying a leisured interlude over. "Time to get a move on," he said, and began to unlace his boots for wading.”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To remove the knot from laces; to undo laces.
    “Unlace your shoes before taking them off.”
    “Bradly tapped the ashes from his pipe, signifying a leisured interlude over. "Time to get a move on," he said, and began to unlace his boots for wading.”
  2. (transitive)To loosen the clothing of (a person).
  3. (transitive)To remove (film) from a projector.

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Etymology

From Middle English unlacen, unlasen, equivalent to un- + lace.

Hooks

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