laced up
Threaded and tightened
Laced up describes footwear that has been fastened with laces: She laced up her boots and headed out.
Figuratively, someone who is laced up is tense, uptight, or overly controlled—as if cinched too tight: He's so laced up he can't enjoy anything.
In sports, laced up suggests ready to compete: Get laced up, we're on in five.
- bunny earsSneaky photo gesture
- double knotTied twice for security
- fastenedJoined or held together
- tiedFastened by knotting
- knottedTied with loops
cinched · tightly wound · secured · high-tops · poisoned · spiked · pull · boot · bodice · grommets · eyelets · crisscross · corset · hockey skates · ice hockey · sneakers · aglets · skates
laced upunlaced
Not fastened with strings
untied · loose · undone · unfastened · loosened
laced uploose
Not firmly secured
laid-back · relaxed · uninhibited · easygoing · free-spirited
lace, shoelace, laces, lacing, laced, interlace, lacerate, lace-up, laceration