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unlace

verb

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from unlacen

Definitions

  1. To remove the knot from laces

    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. To loosen the clothing of (a person).

  3. To remove (film) from a projector.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA