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See definition of lacings on Dictionary.com
  • as inlicking
  • as inthrashing
  • as invanquishment
  • as indefeat

synonyms for lacings

  • whipping
  • KO
  • ambush
  • annihilation
  • beating
  • blow
  • break
  • breakdown
  • check
  • collapse
  • conquest
  • count
  • debacle
  • destruction
  • discomfiture
  • drubbing
  • embarrassment
  • extermination
  • failure
  • fall
  • killing
  • lacing
  • loss
  • massacre
  • mastery
  • overthrow
  • paddling
  • rebuff
  • repulse
  • reverse
  • rout
  • ruin
  • scalping
  • setback
  • shellacking
  • slaughter
  • subjugation
  • thrashing
  • trap
  • trashing
  • trimming
  • triumph
  • trouncing
  • waxing
  • whaling
  • whitewashing
  • defeasance
  • downthrow
  • insuccess
  • nonsuccess
  • vanquishment
On this page you'll find 238 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to lacings, such as: whipping, ambush, annihilation, beating, blow, and break.

antonyms for lacings

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  • accomplishment
  • achievement
  • boon
  • building
  • construction
  • creation
  • forfeit
  • good fortune
  • loss
  • rise
  • success
  • surrender
  • victory
  • win
  • yielding
    • accomplishment
    • achievement
    • boon
    • success
    • win
    • surrender
    • yielding
    • attainment
    • mastery
    • victory
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    How to use lacings in a sentence

    To fasten the cover over the load, Neil had to take off his fur mittens to handle the stiffened lacings, and frosted four fingers.
    SOUTH FROM HUDSON BAYE. C. [ETHEL CLAIRE] BRILL
    "Grandma isn't my parent," thought Dotty, tugging away at her boot-lacings.
    DOTTY DIMPLE AT HER GRANDMOTHER'SSOPHIE MAY
    Through the lacings of the leaves, the great sun seemed a flying shuttle weaving the unwearied verdure.
    MOBY DICK; OR THE WHALEHERMAN MELVILLE
    Up the spire, behind the lacings of stone, zigzagging in and out of the carved tracings, squirms the fire.
    MEN, WOMEN AND GHOSTSAMY LOWELL
    Not a single nail enters into their construction, all the planks being held together by cords or lacings.
    THE LIEUTENANT AND COMMANDERBASIL HALL
    As soon as Theseus had trained Sciron to stand in the proper position, he bade him stoop to undo the lacings of his boots.
    TALES OF TROY AND GREECEANDREW LANG
    With it went a middy blouse, with white lacings at the neck, and white stars on the sleeves.
    CLEMATISBERTHA B. COBB
    The lacings are then cut, and the meat is served up; it has an excellent flavor, far surpassing that of the domestic turkey.
    THE CAPTIVE IN PATAGONIABENJAMIN FRANKLIN BOURNE
    And only two hooks in all these lacings—the rest eyelets, eyelets.
    AT PLATTSBURGALLEN FRENCH
    Look well to your shoe lacings, advised Holly to his crowd of athletes.
    FOR THE HONOR OF RANDALLLESTER CHADWICK
    SYNONYM OF THE DAY
    OCTOBER 26, 1985
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