relaces

Fastens footwear again

Relaces is the third-person singular of relace, meaning to lace again.

You relace shoes when the laces come undone or need replacing, or relace a corset after loosening it: She relaces her skates between periods.

The word also applies to relacing sports equipment like baseball gloves or lacrosse sticks.

footwear

eyelets

Reinforced holes for threading

bow · loops · threading · sneakers · boots · shoes · trainers · fastening · tongue · grommets

Opposites
fastening action

relacesunlaces

Withdraws threaded cords

unties · loosens · unfastens · undoes · slackens

repetition/restoration

relacesunlaces

Withdraws threaded cords

strips · removes · dismantles

Family

relacing, relace, relaced

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G