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# unlace

«unlace» in Mova's school dictionary: **To undo the laces of something, such as shoes, boots or a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (unlace, unlaces, unlaced, unlacing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To undo the laces of something, such as shoes, boots or a corset. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlace/#m1)

2) To loosen or open something by pulling out its laces. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlace/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

An everyday word: we unlace our boots after a muddy walk. In old stories, ladies' dresses and corsets were laced up tightly, and fainting characters had their stays unlaced. Phrases: «unlace your shoes/boots».

### examples

- Unlace your football boots before you take them off. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlace/#x1)
- She unlaced her skates and rubbed her cold feet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlace/#x2)
- The soldier sat down and unlaced his heavy boots. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlace/#x3)
- My little brother can lace his shoes but not unlace the knots. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlace/#x4)
- Toad unlaced his gaiters in front of the fire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlace/#x5)
- Unlacing wet boots is hard when your fingers are cold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlace/#x6)

### note

Regular verb: unlaced, unlacing (drop the e before -ing). «Un-» means undoing: lace → unlace, tie → untie.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «unlace» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlace/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.