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                    as in cable
                                                
              
          
                                                      a length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things                                       
              
                             I had to replace the lace of my shoe because it kept breaking whenever I pulled the knot too tight                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in to weave
                                                
              
          
                                                      to cause to twine about one another                                       
              
                             the gardener laced the shoots of ivy around the trellis to direct their growth                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in to salt
                                                
              
          
                                                      to scatter or set here and there among other things                                       
              
                             the decorator laced small mirrors among the knickknacks for added effect                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in to lick
                                                
              
          
                                                      to strike repeatedly                                       
              
                             laced the seaman's back with the cat-o'-nine-tails                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in to cut
                                                
              
          
                                                      to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances                                       
              
                             animal control fed the bear food laced with a sedative                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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