relaced
Threaded through once more
Relaced is the past tense of relace, meaning to lace again.
You relace shoes after the laces come undone or when replacing old laces with new ones: He relaced his boots before the hike.
The word also applies to anything threaded through eyelets or holes: She relaced the corset more tightly.
Knotted a second time
- resecuredFastened again after loosening
- reknottedSecured with loops again
- reattachedJoined back together
- refastenedSecured a second time
readjusted · restrung · rebuckled · rethreaded · rehooked · reclasped · rebuttoned · rebound
retied
Knotted a second time
- resecuredFastened again after loosening
- reknottedSecured with loops again
- reattachedJoined back together
refastened · readjusted · restrung · rebuckled · rethreaded · rehooked · reclasped · rebuttoned · rebound · reanchored
laces
Shoe-closing strings
loop · tie · aglets · sneakers · boots · oxfords · high-tops · athletic · strings · canvas
cinching
Pulling tight to secure
- tighteningMaking less loose
- boningRemoving skeletal structure
- staysRemains in place
bodice · waist · constriction · binding · grommets · ribbons · Victorian · costume · fitted · adjusted