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# unlaced

adjective; past form of the verb «unlace» (unlace, unlaces, unlaced, unlacing)

«unlaced» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Unlaced means with the laces undone or taken out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlaced/#m1)
2. As a verb, to unlace something is to undo its laces. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlaced/#m2)

### In the lessons

Children are told to tie their shoes because unlaced shoes can make you trip. In old stories, ladies unlaced their tight corsets, and soldiers unlaced their boots after a long march.

### Examples

- Your shoes are unlaced — tie them before you fall! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlaced/#x1)
- He unlaced his boots and rubbed his feet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlaced/#x2)
- She ran out with her trainers unlaced. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlaced/#x3)
- The skater unlaced her skates. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlaced/#x4)
- Toad unlaced his heavy boots by the fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlaced/#x5)
- An unlaced boot slipped off in the mud. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlaced/#x6)
- They unlaced her bodice, combed her hair, washed her with water and wine, but all in vain; the child was dead and remained dead. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlaced/#x7)

### Note

«Unlace» is a regular verb: unlaced. Opposite: laced, laced up. «Untied» is more common for shoes.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «unlaced» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlaced/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unlaced» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unlaced.html) on Mova free.