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present participle of lace.

Definitions

lacing

[ley-sing] / ˈleɪ sɪŋ /

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defeat n.
licking n.
thrashing n.
vanquishment n.

NOUN

defeat

Synonyms

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beating blow breakdown collapse debacle destruction drubbing embarrassment failure killing loss massacre rout setback thrashing triumph

STRONG

KO ambush annihilation break check conquest count discomfiture extermination fall licking mastery paddling rebuff repulse reverse ruin scalping shellacking slaughter subjugation trap trashing trimming trouncing waxing whaling whipping whitewashing

WEAK

defeasance downthrow insuccess nonsuccess vanquishment

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accomplishment achievement boon success win

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surrender yielding

WEAK

attainment mastery victory

NOUN

licking

Synonyms

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whipping

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KO ambush annihilation beating blow break breakdown check collapse conquest count debacle destruction discomfiture drubbing embarrassment extermination failure fall killing loss massacre mastery overthrow paddling rebuff repulse reverse rout ruin scalping setback shellacking slaughter subjugation thrashing trap trashing trimming triumph trouncing waxing whaling whitewashing

WEAK

defeasance downthrow insuccess nonsuccess vanquishment

Antonyms

STRONG

accomplishment achievement boon building construction creation forfeit good fortune loss rise success surrender victory win yielding

NOUN

thrashing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annihilation beating conquest debacle drubbing rout trouncing whipping

STRONG

KO ambush blow break breakdown check collapse count destruction discomfiture embarrassment extermination failure fall killing licking loss massacre mastery overthrow paddling rebuff repulse reverse ruin scalping setback shellacking slaughter subjugation trap trashing trimming triumph waxing whaling whitewashing

WEAK

defeasance downthrow insuccess nonsuccess vanquishment

Antonyms

STRONG

accomplishment achievement building construction creation good fortune rise success win

NOUN

vanquishment

Synonyms

WEAK

KO ambush annihilation beating blow break breakdown check collapse conquest count debacle defeasance destruction discomfiture downthrow drubbing embarrassment extermination failure fall insuccess killing licking loss massacre mastery nonsuccess overthrow paddling rebuff repulse reverse rout ruin scalping setback shellacking slaughter subjugation thrashing trap trashing trimming triumph trouncing waxing whaling whipping whitewashing

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lacing

On Saturday, Belfast's Agyarko gets the opportunity he has craved since first lacing up the gloves when he faces IBF light-middleweight champion Josh Kelly in Saudi Arabia.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Ilkay Gundogan executed his effort with perfection, lacing a ferocious, dipping strike into David de Gea's top corner, the Manchester United stopper only able to watch it fly in.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

And on Sunday night, as America was heating up nachos for Super Bowl parties, Team USA’s skaters were lacing up for their own winner-take-all showdown.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026

It also feels like a moment — to use a sports metaphor, which I’m not an athlete — that you’re lacing up your shoes.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2025

I find myself lacing my fingers together and bowing my head.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

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