Box and Lace

Box

Box verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.

Usage example: his mother threatened to box his ears if he didn't show a bit more respect

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Lace and box are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lace" instead a verb "Box".

Nearby Word: boxed

Lace verb - To strike repeatedly.

Usage example: energetically laced the seaman's back with the cat-o'-nine-tails

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Box and lace are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Box" instead a verb "Lace".

Nearby Words: laced, lacing, lacy, lacey

original	original box	original lace
bright	bright box	bright lace
massive	massive box	massive lace
blue	blue box	blue lace
Other adjectives: little, new, broken, yellow, royal, next, pink, red.

The game sprites showed mainly a white dress with the skirt open to reveal the petticoat, but the FMV in the Updated Re-release on the PlayStation showed the dress as an 18th century style dress, that had loads of frills, lace, and embroidery, with a small box at the center of the scooped neckline.

Source: Pimped Out Dress / Video Games

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