shoelace

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/ˈʃuːˌleɪs/

noun

A lace used for fastening a shoe.

“untied shoelace”

Similar
shoestringshoe laceshoe string
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Meanings

nounshoelace (plural shoelaces)

plural shoelaces

  1. A lace used for fastening a shoe.

    untied shoelace

    3 more examples

    tie up one's shoelaces

    He bent down to tie his shoelace.

    The hiker’s shoelace snapped halfway up the trail.

    Synonyms: shoestring

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA lace used for fastening a shoe.

Similar
shoestring

More synonyms by meaning

nouna lace used for fastening shoes

Similar
shoe laceshoestringshoe string
Broader
lacelacing
Also see
laceshoestring

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

shoe + lace

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic شِرَاك, رِبَاط الْحِذَاء
  • شِرَاك (širāk)for fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • رِبَاط الْحِذَاء (ribāṭ al-ḥiḏāʔ)for fastening a shoe — see also lace
Bulgarian връ́зка, връзка за обувки
  • връ́зка (vrắzka)for fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • връзка за обувки (vrăzka za obuvki)for fastening a shoe — see also lace
Catalan cordó
  • cordófor fastening a shoe — see also lace
Chinese Cantonese 鞋帶 /鞋带
  • 鞋帶 /鞋带 (haai⁴ daai²)for fastening a shoe — see also lace
Chinese Mandarin 鞋帶 /鞋带
  • 鞋帶 /鞋带 (xiédài)for fastening a shoe — see also lace
Czech tkanička, tkanička do bot
  • tkaničkafor fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • tkanička do botfor fastening a shoe — see also lace
Danish snørebånd
  • snørebåndfor fastening a shoe — see also lace
Dutch schoenveter
  • schoenveterfor fastening a shoe — see also lace
Esperanto ŝuŝnuro, ŝulaĉo
  • ŝuŝnurofor fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • ŝulaĉofor fastening a shoe — see also lace
Estonian jalanõu pael, papukese pael
  • jalanõu paelfor fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • papukese paelfor fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • saapapaelfor fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • kingapaelfor fastening a shoe — see also lace
Finnish nauha, kengännauha
  • nauhafor fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • kengännauhafor fastening a shoe — see also lace
French lacet de soulier, lacet
  • lacet de soulierfor fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • lacetfor fastening a shoe — see also lace
German Schnürsenkel, Schuhband
  • Schnürsenkelfor fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • Schuhbandfor fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • Schnürbandfor fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • Senkelfor fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • Litzefor fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • Schnurfor fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • Bandfor fastening a shoe — see also lace
Greek κορδόνι
  • κορδόνι (kordóni)for fastening a shoe — see also lace
Hebrew שְׂרוֹךְ נַעַל
  • שְׂרוֹךְ נַעַל (srókh na'ál)for fastening a shoe — see also lace
Hungarian cipőfűző
  • cipőfűzőfor fastening a shoe — see also lace
Indonesian tali sepatu
  • tali sepatufor fastening a shoe — see also lace
Irish iall (bróige), barriall
  • iall (bróige)for fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • barriallfor fastening a shoe — see also lace
Italian laccio, stringa
  • lacciofor fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • stringafor fastening a shoe — see also lace
Japanese 靴紐
  • 靴紐 (kutsuhimo)for fastening a shoe — see also lace
Korean 신발끈, 구두끈
  • 신발끈 (sinbalkkeun)for fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • 구두끈 (gudukkeun)for fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • 끈 (kkeun)for fastening a shoe — see also lace
Latin corrigia
  • corrigiafor fastening a shoe — see also lace
Latvian kurpju saite
  • kurpju saitefor fastening a shoe — see also lace
Lithuanian bãtraištis
  • bãtraištisfor fastening a shoe — see also lace
Norwegian skolisse
  • skolissefor fastening a shoe — see also lace
Persian بندینک, بند کفش
  • بندینک (bandinak)for fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • بند کفش (band-e kafš)for fastening a shoe — see also lace
Polish sznurowadło, sznurówka
  • sznurowadłofor fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • sznurówkafor fastening a shoe — see also lace
Portuguese ataca, atacador
  • atacafor fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • atacadorfor fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • cadarçofor fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • cordãofor fastening a shoe — see also lace
Romanian șiret
  • șiretfor fastening a shoe — see also lace
Russian шнуро́к
  • шнуро́к (šnurók)for fastening a shoe — see also lace
Scottish Gaelic iall, barrall
  • iallfor fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • barrallfor fastening a shoe — see also lace
Slovak šnúrka, šnúrka do topánok
  • šnúrkafor fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • šnúrka do topánokfor fastening a shoe — see also lace
Spanish cordón, cordonera
  • cordónfor fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • cordonerafor fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • majuelafor fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • pasadorfor fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • agujetafor fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • cabetefor fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • gabetefor fastening a shoe — see also lace
Swedish skosnöre
  • skosnörefor fastening a shoe — see also lace
Thai เชือกผูกรองเท้า
  • เชือกผูกรองเท้า (chʉ̂ʉak-pùuk-rɔɔng-táao)for fastening a shoe — see also lace
Turkish bağcık
  • bağcıkfor fastening a shoe — see also lace
Ukrainian шнуро́к
  • шнуро́к (šnurók)for fastening a shoe — see also lace
Vietnamese dây giày
  • dây giàyfor fastening a shoe — see also lace
Welsh carrai, las
  • carraifor fastening a shoe — see also lace
  • lasfor fastening a shoe — see also lace
Cite this entry
APA

shoelace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoelace

MLA

“shoelace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoelace. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shoelace,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoelace.

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